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Day: June 9, 2025

All shrapnel has been removed.

As noted would happen a few days ago here, this article and 20 related articles have been removed and will probably resurface at some point as a part of a combined collection of such stories. I haven’t yet determined the venue or method.

Author William LisePosted on June 9, 2025November 3, 2025Categories Shrapnel Removed from a Word WarriorTags deposition, interpreting
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