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 (Here I'll stop using ([[agora protocol]] explicitly -- you know where it is if you need it.)
 
+I've been trying to write this down for a while, but I kept not getting to it. I realized today, just now, that I've been procrastinating on it. I've said many things I wanted to write an [[open letter]].
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+# open letter
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+- [[pull]] [[an open letter to the agora]]
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