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The book is almost done — and a small confession about what changed
A quick status note on the book, since a few of you have asked.
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Hello, world!
I'm writing this from a folding chair in the back of a café in Zürich, while a storm rolls in over the lake. It's the right weather for starting something publicly that I have no idea how it ends.
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