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Excellent article! I'm coming to Taiwan in early September and would love to chat with you about Substack and your writing! Would you have some time for a coffee or a meal? We can chat here or I'm at Tim@Counteroffensive.news

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Thanks so much, and so glad that you're out of the hospital! Just sent you an email -- would love to meet up when you're in Taiwan!

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This is an incredible article, explaining so much that I never fully understood as a kid visiting Taiwan. Thank you for writing this!

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aww, thanks so much for reading, rebecca!

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Thank you for this once more insightful and spirited (haha) essay! I missed it last year and am even happier to have read it now. I learned something new about the ritual itself. As always it's great how you use your voice to cordially highlight social issues around ghost months.

I am looking forward to your review of The Bear. I struggled a bit with the constant shouting and intensity in the series and so it dropped by the wayside. Maybe your review will allow a new perspective from which to continue it.

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Thank you so much for reading, ben! i've been loving all your missives =) albert and i learned so much after immersing ourselves in all the academic literature about ghosts. i know what you mean about the shouting & intensity ...but i think you'll find that season 2 has some quiet, meditative episodes.

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