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I was blessed enough to get to know the community at Punta Mona and see what exactly a nearly totally off-grid, sustainable community]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@dbroze/letters-to-myself-or-it-s-time-to-head-to-the-jungle-for-self-reflection-steemit-exclusive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@dbroze/letters-to-myself-or-it-s-time-to-head-to-the-jungle-for-self-reflection-steemit-exclusive</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbroze]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 05:59:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2gsjgnRrABUyYUsKHnfqTUn5gjCpesnsqwComFdauyd4UqvQ6voVgWxysx137pDt9bTDyzJ1ZrP513eJuUEmaGR7SACyfw7L89TeLtEso6n2cK5q6e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When is it OK to say "pussy"? (Steemit Exclusive)]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Trigger warning: This blog contains the word “pussy” 19 times.) 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