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From The Testament of Gideon Mack:"Kite-flying is a double-edged experience, at once liberating and a reminder of your earthbound nature. The kite is a part of you and yet not a part of you, it is like having your soul on a long string tugging at you, attached to your body and yet with a life of its own. The temptation, of course, is to let go."
For a change of pace: I submit to you a picture, in which I am happy and Shannon is pretty (and also, I hope, happy).

Enjoy your Fourth, if it is applicable to you, and a happy Wednesday otherwise.