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A long winter

2025 April 4th2023 October 27th

Santayana, the philosopher, warns of a long winter
approaching—one of those seasons which periodically
overtake civilization. We might argue; nevertheless
bleak signs blow across the wind.

—Evan S. Connell, Jr. (1924–2013), Points for a Compass Rose, 1973

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