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    "In the hills, nature is a constant force—beautiful and relentless. At times brutal. The sounds of bird and wind in the leaves is a constant backdrop to the life I experienced as a child and as an adult."

    July 9, 2024  By Chris McGinley
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    Choose Your Own Adventure: Noir

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    "The assassin fits within that same mold as the gunslinger or the private eye or the ronin samurai. They're guided by an internal moral compass that sometimes feels more precise than the law. So I think there's some wish fulfillment there."

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    Another wide-ranging conversation on the state of a nation's soul.

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