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=20or=20without=20an=20audience.=20The=20air=20smelled=20of=20damp=20earth=
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mind=20clearer.=20Some=20days,=20the=20best=20medicine=20is=20simply=20a=20=
change=20of=20scenery,=20a=20reminder=20of=20the=20world's=20steady,=20pati=
ent=20rhythm=20beyond=20our=20own=20concerns.=20I=20made=20a=20mental=20not=
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=20in=20red=20and=20gold.
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