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The truth about going back

We expect places we’ve lived to remain frozen in time during our absence. But they have moved on without us.

Jul 26, 2023
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A younger me at a party in Edinburgh, dressed as a pilot, with a friend who is wearing my pilot hat
Me and a friend, at a party in Edinburgh, approx. 8,000 years ago. I’m supposed to be dressed as a pilot or something. He has my hat on.

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