<?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>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:30:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/reflect/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[They're just here.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Friends I mean. Sometimes it's all that's needed, that they're here for me. Sunday we went to a local brewery. Rather spontaneously. Things came together and there we were, with the most amazing view on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@beelzael/theyre-just-here</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@beelzael/theyre-just-here</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beelzael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:12:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCRVUgup5bzMKrXmU8hybu8ML24oVW8xh3hTHnNoFEHMzdf4YePdG46fEzUYg1y4TNDXXzneL9pCPeD3mykeEyouavzyjkre9je312T8EFE71ve?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[More dangerous than evil is,...]]></title><description><![CDATA[The human stupidity... because the stupid is more dangerous than the "bad" that is, than the bad people, for society. There are truths that don't sound pretty, but they have to be said. 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Endless wonders collapsed into ended hearts,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@tarazkp/stolen-from-us</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@tarazkp/stolen-from-us</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tarazkp]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:41:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprHGZr92j2SrTTU3HNpS5sokfSoLerp9dQFwED9JNoca2FTXucboXUkUkrdjku4LkktR9XC2k5fiVyMaEpgNKGkZCC2fVgxSGiLXMsWBy16yWiRC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[School days]]></title><description><![CDATA[So in class, we were the back seaters. ‎Whenever the teacher asked a question, we never raised our hands because we didn’t know the answer. 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