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Apr 7, 2022Liked by John Birmingham

Clearly there's no other option but to slay a Horde Battle Master with a splitting maul and get an instant upgrade and weight loss regime. As a bonus it will probably sort out your respiratory issues as well.

Oh and if you learn to Orb you'll never be under deadline pressure again!

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As an aside. Whilst looking for a tasty dessert to cook for a planned dinner with friends I typed Portuguese tarts into the search engine on my work computer. Try explaining that to the IT folks.

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I made the same mistake many, many years ago looking up virgin blue in the middle of a training course.

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As a patent and design searcher I have had to do a general internet search for bras and panties with the breast cancer logo. Many many blocks by the company web filters that day.

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Pastel! “Pastéis” is plural. Apologies for the pedantry. I’m vacationing in a beach hotel in the Algarve (we live just up the hill from the original Pastéis de Belém) and I’m only on this site because I just finished The Shattered Skies and I’m feeling a bit hyped.

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I admire your commitment to this deep dive.

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