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<p class="MsoNormal">It’s enough to make one get up and leave! (Launch in 7 minutes?)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 8, 2020 3:54 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: Arriving in the US from Australia during Covid was like walking through the looking glass<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">One of the commentators spun quite a good turn of phrase. I think I want to write it here so I have a record and can go back and find it when I want it:<o:p></o:p></p>
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of many believing dogma and rumour ahead of science but most clearly reflected, is the pain and hopelessness of the poor</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Dec 7, 2020, at 6:16 PM, Tom Johnson <<a href="mailto:tom@jtjohnson.com">tom@jtjohnson.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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From: <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dorothy Bracey</span></strong> <<a href="mailto:dhbracey@comcast.net">dhbracey@comcast.net</a>><br>
Date: Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 3:15 PM<br>
Subject: Fwd: Arriving in the US from Australia during Covid was like walking through the looking glass<br>
To: Tom Johnson <<a href="mailto:tom@jtjohnson.com">tom@jtjohnson.com</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
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<pre>Dorothy H. Bracey -- Santa Fe, NM US <o:p></o:p></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal">From: Sylvia Tiersten <<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.cloudhq-mkt9.net%2fmail_track%2flink%2f4410a7540f47d2fc72_1607383068799%3fuid%3d226430%26url%3dmailto%253Adedlinesyl%2540gmail.com&c=E,1,psNv6MCYDZaEC5T23BUksprHsh9ENfzveAOjtutVD0ca_ogQA50qb7V-VdXWqPXOx67tkWy4opTuU6WSXxiVGlQHF54j83JM0GD2F5IZxK-BgarPsaUK1ULtfg,,&typo=1" target="_blank">dedlinesyl@gmail.com</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Date: 12/07/2020 3:19 AM <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Read the comments too. It’s all pretty chilling. One of them that really got to me is:
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