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    Birthday

    by Kathleen Rooney Nov 21, 2021 2 minutes
    Source: Gabriela Pesqueira / The Atlantic

    At first, birthdays were
    reserved for kings and saints.
    But it’s rainbow sprinkles and
    face painting for everybody
    these days.

    The best way to avoid having
    your birthday ruined is to avoid
    having any expectations for
    your birthday.

    Without the delineation of years, time would become an expanse of open water. Horizonless, shark-filled. One of my biggest fears.

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