Another month has passed. Two months in this case, since I skipped June. But I guess I picked a good time to return. Since many of us are once again confined to quarters thanks to this shitty mutat…
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Listening/reading log #17 (February 2021)
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Listening/reading log #16 (January 2021)
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Listening/reading log #28 (February 2022)
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Listening/reading log #12 (September 2020)
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