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        "plaintext": "So I’ve been interested in getting a pet cat, they seem fun and they like me. During the Covid lockdowns I would go for walks around town and befriend the local outdoor cats so I figured I’d get one at some point."
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        "plaintext": "But the thing is I’m not particularly good at taking care of things, so I figured I’d work my way up to cat."
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        "plaintext": "I started with plastic plants. I got some plastic plants from different places, I named them, and I put them around my dorm and then my apartment. It seemed to be going well."
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        "plaintext": "From there I thought I was ready for some real plants, but I didn’t want to take too big of a leap, so I went with some succulents since they don’t require a ton of maintenance."
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        "plaintext": "After having those succulents for about a year at this point, I think it’s safe to say the move from plastic plants to succulents was too big of a move."
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        "plaintext": "I’ve decided that I need to step down and take an intermediary step of something like a robot vacuum."
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        "plaintext": "I’ve already got a pet rock, I’ve had that for decades at this point, so I think this is the logical next step."
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  "textContent": "So I’ve been interested in getting a pet cat, they seem fun and they like me. During the Covid lockdowns I would go for walks around town and befriend the local outdoor cats so I figured I’d get one at some point.\nBut the thing is I’m not particularly good at taking care of things, so I figured I’d work my way up to cat.\nI started with plastic plants. I got some plastic plants from different places, I named them, and I put them around my dorm and then my apartment. It seemed to be going well.\nFrom there I thought I was ready for some real plants, but I didn’t want to take too big of a leap, so I went with some succulents since they don’t require a ton of maintenance.\nAfter having those succulents for about a year at this point, I think it’s safe to say the move from plastic plants to succulents was too big of a move.\nI’ve decided that I need to step down and take an intermediary step of something like a robot vacuum.\nI’ve already got a pet rock, I’ve had that for decades at this point, so I think this is the logical next step.",
  "title": "Tending Living Things",
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