<?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, 24 May 2026 11:04:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/metaphor/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Snapshots - A Metaphor of Sorts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings! Yes, it is a metaphor...and yes I probably looked insane, snapping pictures of a cigarette in the little alley behind the villas. 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