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					<description><![CDATA[Humans have been drawn to hot mineral springs forever. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Take up the Black Dog&#8217;s burden &#8211; No need for Best of Breed &#8211; One black dog or another Is good for such slight deed; To wait for leash and collar Patient by the door &#8211; Until the so-called Master Gets what you&#8217;re waiting for. Take up the Black Dog&#8217;s burden &#8211; To let your [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>On Why We Are Willing to Die</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A harmonica? The thing&#8217;s only four inches long! All kinds of notes are missing! Harp players have to show up with a briefcase full of different keys, just to play! They&#8217;re so tinny and shrill! So why would a serious musician ever choose the harmonica to play music on? Admittedly, this is good question. But [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Like Dying</title>
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