By Lambert Strether from Corrente

Affected person readers, as soon as once more I encourage your indulgence, as a result of I’m ending a whimsical submit about masking. Tomorrow I can be again in form. That is an open thread. –Lambert.

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Then I assumed: What is that this?

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