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ESSAY: Contemplating death in a year when it feels closer

by Carrie Antlfinger
| November 1, 2020 2:06 AM

MILWAUKEE (AP) — One day, on a walk in the middle of a workday, I came across a gorgeous red finch on a sunny sidewalk that didn’t fly off when I approached it. It barely put up a fight when I picked it up with a tissue.

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