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            <title><![CDATA[Longer to Heat]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 13:01:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Way You Do It Now]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:01:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[He Had a Plan]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:52:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Twenty-three]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:02:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Not Cold Yet]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 04:01:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Last Tab]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:21:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[It Was Five-Fifty]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:05:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Begin With the Unfinished]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:01:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stayed Longer]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 04:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:18:58 GMT</pubDate>
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