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A brilliant unfolding, I was gripped in the unfolding and loved your closing commentary.

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Wowowow - I just took a much needed break from life in texas. Thanks for the immersion I experienced in this essay.

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Jun 7, 2023Liked by Melissa Menke

A great narrative! Your experience is not altogether unusual although we had great staff and never lost anything except to the fake electricity meter reader complete with receipt book!

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Yes, I loved this story Melissa. It's a window into the work you're doing and challenges you're navigating that makes things so real. It's a raw struggling world outside of our convenient North American bubble. I only made one trip to India, but I'm reminded of it here.

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Powerful story! It’s hard to trust after someone violates your trust this way and equally easy to understand how it happens in this environment. Living with contradictions...

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I loved this, thanks for writing and sharing

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So glad you enjoyed it! Keep up the great work!

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Thanks for writing this.

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