<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 01:05:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@menace123/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Stolen Script: A Summer of Secrets and Betrayal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image source Have you ever experienced something that you wish went another way but are still happy it happened? Well, I had this friend Solomon in secondary school. We weren't that close but what brought]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@menace123/the-stolen-script-a-summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@menace123/the-stolen-script-a-summer</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[menace123]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 18:50:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqDs5FHYa4pGT8gc9yVybiSVqs5VC5jmprYqfdgpAEFxbAzJ2tJEZjy31UNYKQPLtq1QX7rhSGp2njegS8Fp2J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The weight of tomorrow ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image source "Ugh," Rick sighed, showing his frustration as he slammed his room door and rested his forehead against it. 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