rough cut of first 20

For the collective only:  here’s an updated, extended version of the 10 minute rough cut I posted last month:

The password is the same as last time. Email me if you need it repeated.
Please keep in mind that I’m still in the “playing around with ideas” stage. Some of the things the narrator says, for instance, are simply not true. The final piece will be quite different. For one thing, it will be thoroughly fact-checked. This draft is for your eyes only!

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