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The Magic Words are Squeamish Ossifrage

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Daniel Lavery
Nov 08, 2021
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I woke up earlier than usual this morning. I wanted to go to a meeting. A meeting for people in recovery, I mean, not a work meeting. This weekend’s time change had also put me in mind of how careless I become in summer. I am never scrupulous of sunlight when there is plenty of it. It takes the ugly, abrupt shutter of daylight in late autumn to shove me…

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