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What a year, huh?

I typed "Everyone's suffering," but that's probably not true. Most everybody is suffering, to one extent or another. Some much more so than others.

I've been lucky. My family's healthy, and I'm working. But I haven't gotten off scott-free.

This summer I've been battling a cataclysmic depression.

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