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The tragedies of 2017 will test the bonds that connect us, now and for years to come

IF YOU COULD SEE GRIEF ON A MAP, THERE WOULD BE RINGS of anguish radiating from whole regions of the U.S. right now. From Texas to Florida to Puerto Rico and Las Vegas, the hurt would expand with each person affected to the people they’re connected with in all parts of the country. No state would remain untouched by the events of 2017.

The magnitude of the suffering over the past few months is unfathomable to those who haven’t

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