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  "title": "March 11 - Ghosts",
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        "plaintext": "The bouncing roll of the guitar in this is an early example of one of my favourite John tropes: the jolly, catchy song about how depressed the singer is and how much everything is terrible."
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        "plaintext": "Well, that's dismissive.  It's not just about that, although the \"it made me wish I was dead\" refrain makes that a fundamental part.  This to me is a song about the joy of breaking free from things, of knowing what the darkness looks like, and of walking towards lighter and better places.  Not a depressing song but a song about depression."
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  "description": "The bouncing roll of the guitar in this is an early example of one of my favourite John tropes: the jolly, catchy song about how depressed the singer is and how much everything is terrible. Well, that's dismissive. It's not just about that, although the \"it made me wish I was dead\" refrain makes that a fundamental part. This to me is a song about the joy of breaking free from things, of knowing what the darkness looks like, and of walking towards lighter and better places. Not a depressing song ...",
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  "textContent": "The bouncing roll of the guitar in this is an early example of one of my favourite John tropes: the jolly, catchy song about how depressed the singer is and how much everything is terrible.\nWell, that's dismissive.  It's not just about that, although the \"it made me wish I was dead\" refrain makes that a fundamental part.  This to me is a song about the joy of breaking free from things, of knowing what the darkness looks like, and of walking towards lighter and better places.  Not a depressing song but a song about depression."
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