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WEDNESDAY, 29 APRIL 1970
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
You took it in 2016. You've been sitting down since.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
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Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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