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i began listening near midnight last night and finished the program this morning. i find myself crying right now. i would say inexplicably but it is not inexplicable. she asks us to rise above our differences which cause our divisions. she asks us to nourish our imagination. so clearly i can see how imagination is the place where we can rise above our individual cultural ghettos:) she is lovely, strong and wise.
you do a very good thing here, dean, bringing all of these voices together. thank you))
xo
erin
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