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Highlights

Gawain: My lady, are you real or are you a spirit?

Winifred: What is the difference? I just need my head.

Gawain: As will I before the year is up.

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I'm Justin Duke — a software engineer, writer, and founder. I currently work as the CEO of Buttondown, the best way to start and grow your newsletter, and as a partner at Third South Capital.

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