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To anyone who has posted in the comments lately: my old email address has returned to dust, and I did not realize that notifications to me about comments were be sent to that old address. I have updated it, and will be better about approving and responding to your thoughts. Sorry!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To anyone who has posted in the comments lately: my old email address has returned to dust, and I did not realize that notifications to me about comments were be sent to that old address. I have updated it, and will be better about approving and responding to your thoughts. 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