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The fathomless terror of our vast fragility

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Angela Cummings
Aug 24, 2023
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As a child, my parents took me to the circus every year, and I loved it. The music, the gravity-defying acrobatics, and of course, the animals — elephants, lions, bears. At the time, the entire experience was accepted as standard, wholesome family entertainment. It seems strange now, but I remember looking forward to the spectacle of watching exotic …

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