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December 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM Replied to the thread Episode 310 - TD38 - Not Yet Released - Neither Happiness Nor Virtue Are Binary States.PostJoshua also quotes in this episode from Game of Thrones. I have not watched that so I am coming up dry looking for a video clip of the scene, but here is a link to the text:
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I can't believe it's been 2.5 years since I uploaded the revised edition. Time flies.
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