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Mar 14Liked by Vartan Koumrouyan

Congrats! Beautiful write. I love the series, Roxane!!

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Thank you to Roxane and Megan for editing.

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And also thanks to Megan for editing.

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Beautiful writing rife with rich details. Looking forward to the next installment.

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Thank you.

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I agree with the others here…this is engaging and educational writing. This is an opportunity to visit a real world person, place, and time that is fantastical.

Good journey, thanks to Ms. Gay and Mr. Koumrouyan.

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Thank you. The date of publication is all the more impressive because it coincided with the murder of Julius Cesar, on the 15th march, in 44 BC, minus two days, two millennia ago. So give or take a day or two is not going to matter, Julius Cesar is still the Great.

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Such a beautiful piece! Beautifully rendered. I know exactly of what the writer speaks; the piece evokes images of my own father and my father's father, who took that same journey. Shad shad avor keradzes Vartan. Shenoragalem!

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Thank you merci Grazie

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Amazingly written Vartan, the style and the pacing is awesome! Thank you Roxane for this essay

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Thanks. Next installment could be from the Pacific island of Palawan.

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Exquisite Vartan, thank you & thank you Roxanne for this selection.

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Thanks

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what a wonderful essay--the image of you reading and the final paragraph are especially vivid.

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Thank you.

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