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 - a [[list]].
-  - I mean [[fiction]] in the loose sense, meaning occasionally things that started as stories and then became reality.
+  - I mean [[fiction]] in the loose sense, meaning occasionally also things that started as stories and then became reality -- so take this more generally as a [[list of ideas]].
   - [[dust universe]]
     - I find this comforting, in particular in combination with the [[Dharma]].
   - [[pak protector]]
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