<?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, 19 Apr 2026 15:22:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/cityofneoxian/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[My entry for shadow hunters smash contest round #422]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings my beautiful friends and lovers of #shadows, happy weekend and am also happy to here again, I welcome you all to my blog and to share my entry for this week's #shadowhunters contest. To]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179017/@amara24/my-entry-for-shadow-hunters-177a796d0bc37</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179017/@amara24/my-entry-for-shadow-hunters-177a796d0bc37</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-179017]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[amara24]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:24:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4Zq3biesjGQ3xTFFjhVDD7PpSa3rhFHQdckFi1cKkW9S1zchSVpb7YkfNaCXBZqG9ENUFbGZYqYjkHihBmhx2rJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Entry to the Shadow Hunter's Contest - Round 422]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over a week ago, I travelled by coach down to London. It takes about an hour from the outskirts of the city to arrive at the coach station. Depending on the traffic, there is a lot of stopping and starting,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179017/@ellenripley/my-entry-to-the-shadow-hunter-s-contest-round-422</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179017/@ellenripley/my-entry-to-the-shadow-hunter-s-contest-round-422</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-179017]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ellenripley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:24:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu41orizPAUzN3tvmesYWkkxTpfLwFusgdx5o5gUck98Dj2E5m16nYgEyqDLCUYhKN4Qt8yWBkcixVF6WJ6b8W37oHum47scKxSktCWN2edcihPhznmRtiNWAXdRJnDHBT1QxggbdJiFfa5PoMUJcxZ4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hive for the young: Part Seven: The Decentralized Post Office (Nodes & Witnesses)]]></title><description><![CDATA[7. The Decentralized Post Office (Nodes & Witnesses) 📮 . In a normal city, a big company like a "Social Media King" owns the post office. 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