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One marvelous benefit of electric light is the ability to continue, extending time to complete projects and add to another day’s achievements.

We should not let it prevent periods of calm, of relative inertia.

The buzz of activity should yield to stillness and quiet from time to time.

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You can charge a battery and store life.

Two for one in the evening. Not at night.

Familiar faces in relaxed circumstances…now you know them.

Some things can only be seen when the context changes.

Stay true.

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Some choices have to be made.

Keeping your options open is a good idea.

Yet, at times without choosing one thing over another, progress cannot be made.

The good news is that options usually still exist, choices are not closed off just because you decided on the road to take.

The other roads, they never go away.

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It must be all right.

First light. The moment of day.

Seen from near or afar.

You can walk out and feel fit.

Line of sight.

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Scaling up.

Reduce the sauce to a simmer.

Use heavier gauge steel.

Lathes are faster than extrusion.

Sewing with dual eye needles seals the seams faster.

A sprinkle of vinegar keeps the beans from going mushy.

Worth learning the tricks of the trade as an apprentice.

You can create the same circumstances as an apprenticeship without that formal state existing.

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