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The Tiredness Envelops My Soul

At this time I will have to postpone my updates from today's events.  It has been exhausting, inspiring, but has also left me with five hours and fifteen minutes to sleep before our meetings tomorrow!  I'll be sure to work on this at the airport or Wednesday to recap the glorious memories!

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