In the Auckland airport, I sent myself a postcard. It showed up today, ten days later. Since it’s the last one I sent, it means if you didn’t get one, I didn’t send one. This one’s of the Waitomo Caves, and the back reads:<\/p>\n
Hey, man,<\/p>\n
You did something right.<\/p>\n
–Gil<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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