<?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>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:07:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/realization/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Underwhelmed]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s just the first day of the month, but I badly wanted to end it fast. It’s been days since I shared something here, and of course, other than me being sick, the reason would be my school responsibilities.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@ridgette/underwhelmed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@ridgette/underwhelmed</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196233]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ridgette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:02:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCbcZy1hXgikQos8cGEJsvei188kp9ztFme9SDDyqVM6GpXwe5JMZFoR37a3Yc6bMpTJNgfguaeqtQM4otrz4pYPPS9QYeE8cVreUFdgrW4cDPt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming Back to Reality | Cayendo en la Realidad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learning English and rediscovering a post that sums up everything about this blog… Spanish Version | Portuguese Version Coming Back to Reality His first drawing seemed brilliant. 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