My thoughts returned to Tharmanay Kyaw Sayadaw unexpectedly tonight, yet that is often the nature of such things.

The smallest trigger can bring it back. Tonight, it was the subtle sound of pages clinging together as I attempted to leaf through an ancient volume that’s been sitting too close to the window. It's a common result of humidity. I paused longer than necessary, pulling the pages apart one at a time, and somehow his name surfaced again, quietly, wit

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