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      <title><![CDATA[Fermentation for Beginners: Start with These Three Things]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[You do not need a cushion, an app, or thirty minutes. You just need to learn how to notice that your mind has wandered.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[You are not addicted to your phone. Your phone is designed by some of the world's most talented engineers to make you as engaged as possible. Understanding the design helps you resist it.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[We are not going to shop our way to sustainability. But we can change the quality of our consumption — the what, the how much, and the why.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[One Month in Kyoto: Learning to See What Is Actually There]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Kyoto in one week gives you the highlights. Kyoto in one month gives you something harder to name — a city that had been hiding from you in plain sight.]]></description>
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