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His primary social outlet was a letter-writing circle. They didn't use email. Arthur used a heavy fountain pen to discuss philosophy and art with three other men of similar vintage. The "entertainment" here was the slow, methodical construction of an argument, phrased in a language that felt like polished marble. The Cracks in the Veneer One evening, a younger member brought in a
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