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Should I let the curtain rise?<\/p>\n<p>Many chose to proceed with the scheduled events, prefacing them with a moment of remembrance or a minute of silence. The reactions were mostly positive, reaffirming once again: when words fail, music speaks. It can console, support, and remind us. In moments of loss, it touches us more deeply than any well-intentioned speech.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"asterism\">\u2042<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We live in turbulent times. Every morning brings news of fresh catastrophes. 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