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            <title><![CDATA[Albrecht Dürer: Master of the Northern Renaissance (Part II)]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rocking Myself To Sleep]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:46:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Cluster of Stars—Discovered]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:06:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Sound of Writing]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:51:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dr. Seuss Holding Area]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michele Nampalli]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:01:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Secret of Perfume on Borrowed Clay]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:31:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:46:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:01:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:46:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[J. L. Stone]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:01:05 GMT</pubDate>
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