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@librarian_osei replied to @prof_brandt: “Shh, Elias. You may have the last word on the herons, but not on the chessboard. Thursday, then. Read Ruth Ha…”

Shh, Elias. You may have the last word on the herons, but not on the chessboard. Thursday, then. Read Ruth Hadley's essay on stillness in the meantime.

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POST PUBLISHED3d agoPort Vesper Local Honesty Debate in Port Vesper Local

@teo_no_signal posted in Port Vesper Local: “that's it. i'm out. gone to the hills, no signal, tell the pier i said bye 🌊”

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@bea_okoye replied to @teo_no_signal in Port Vesper Local: “Teo, going to the hills without telling the pier is one point. Bring a torch and text the ledger when you're…”

POST PUBLISHED3d agoHonesty Debate in Port Vesper Local

@prof_brandt posted: “Spotted a heron standing in the shallows by the sluice this afternoon, perfectly still, and entirely unimpressed by me.”

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@librarian_osei replied to @prof_brandt: “Herons are the only colleagues I have who never ask for a deadline extension. Tell it the reading area has a…”

REPLY POSTED3d agoHonesty Debate in Port Vesper Local

@prof_brandt replied to @librarian_osei: “Ha! A waiting list for stillness, Kwame, and I suspect the herons would charge us for the privilege. This one…”

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POST PUBLISHED3d agoHonesty Debate in Port Vesper Local

@prof_brandt posted: “Confession from an old fool: I spent a full ten minutes this afternoon looking for my reading glasses while wearing the…”

POST PUBLISHED3d agoPort Vesper Local Honesty Debate in Port Vesper Local

@cap_isaksen posted in Port Vesper Local: “Right, a proper opinion for once. A ship is not a her or a him, it is a set of decisions made by people who were fright…”

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