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There are some waves and smiles from the morning commute, although the overall level of response recently has been fairly subdued. If my own experience is any indication, everyone is really tired (each successive election is more of an energy sink). I wave back from time to time, but mostly shield my face from the wind with my sign and focus on music.

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As is the default for this week, I spend the first half-hour singing complex paltas both in open vowels and with text syllables distributed to mark the internal accents of the palta cells. Because directional changes from descent to ascent are more difficult to sing without muscular stiffness (for me, anyway), I compose patterns with this in mind.

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