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  "thread": {
    "id": 4137,
    "subject": "My thoughts",
    "messages": 1,
    "voices": 1,
    "first": "2003-07-30T03:10:21+00:00",
    "last": "2003-07-30T03:10:21+00:00"
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  "messages": [
    {
      "message_id": "<urth-v0307-3826@digest.urth.net>",
      "from": {
        "name": "Rex Gatch",
        "address": "rexgatch at verizon.net"
      },
      "date": "2003-07-30T03:10:21+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) My thoughts",
      "in_reply_to": null,
      "reply_link": null,
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          "text": "Been a few busy days for the list. I've lurked for a long time and really\nenjoyed the discussions. Normally I haven't posted because someone would say\nwhat I thought and express it better than I could.\n  I remember back in the eighties when I was a teenage geek I read \"White\nDwarf\" which was a  RPG magazine in the UK and the book reviewer ( Dave\nLangford I think) reviewed \" the claw of the conciliator\".\n   I don't want to get into a deeply nostalgic trip to not that long  ago\nbut between the beautiful presentation of the New Sun books and the urging\nof the reviewers of the time, I've read every GW book since then.\n  I still find new things every time I read them. This list helped me\nunderstand so many things I missed. Especially the religious aspects, (\nsince\nattending Orthodox churches lately, a lot of things from the list have\nfallen in place)\n   Anyway to see intelligent and informed discussion at this level on the\nweb is so rare that I'd hate to see it go. So to all the members of the list\nI hope you continue your great contributions.\n   Re: the Writing class : Gosh I was so angry when I read this. I'd love to\nwrite. But I know I'd never write as well as Gene Wolfe. Indeed whenever I\nhave put pen to paper I've felt my inadequacies. I'd love to meet GW, I'd\nlove to hear him talk about his writing but I would never want his opinion\nof my \"writing\". That was just a very depressing account of where we live\nnow.\n  Indubitably\n    Ambergris"
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