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Jun 23Liked by Thomas

Another perfectly-formed thought provoking feature. 'Most men lead lives of quiet desperation'. Nearly 300 million people are poor and malnourished. Millions more cower in conflict. Billions are sick. Mental illness soars. Point being; the message of this song is universal. 'The story is old'. Regarding the stained glass window, I doubt Morrissey was aware the saint depicted, a major medieval figure with a fantastical grim life story, was patron of hunting https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Eustace . Interesting too the Paris church named for him is where Notre Dame services were reloated to after the fire. Saints alive!

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Ironic. Thank you for that.

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