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    • July 29, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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    Hi Everyone, coming up this next Monday is our First Monday Epicurean Meet-and-greet & Discussion Via Zoom. The topic of discussion this month: "The closing paragraph of the Letter to Menoeceus".

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    I'll be highlighting the last paragraph, but if you haven't recently read through the full Letter to Menoeceus, it can be found here:

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