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20 Apr 2026 · Today

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20 Apr 2026·08:42

Morning light lower than yesterday. Coffee with Mira before work.

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19 Apr 2026·21:08

Long walk after work. The light stayed until almost nine.

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Invisible Cities
Author
Italo Calvino
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Fiction, Italian
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19 Apr 2026·21:08

Finished Invisible Cities. The last paragraph read differently the second time.

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Started Bluets again. Different underlines this time.

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