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From earthquake to bomb cyclone, interruptions can be sacred

January 4, 2018

January 4, 2018

Editorial by Tess Taylor

(CNN)Wednesday night in the Bay Area, where I live, there was an earthquake. It roused me from a deep uneasy dream about a sea leviathan, and as I woke, I realized we were riding bareback on the skin of the earth.  Read more....

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Source: http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/04/opinions/bom...
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