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- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- To Be Made Whole, On Being, February 16, 2023; Complete 23-word sentence from official interview transcript; surrounding discussion of grief after fires and living through catastrophe read. This is spoken commentary, not a line from Dead Stars.
- To Be Made Whole, On Being, February 16, 2023
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