Now the difficulty in this lies, it seems to me, in the capacity to observe, to see things as they are, not as we would like them to be, or what they should be, but actually what is going on.

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Lee, who prefers to look at things as they are, constructs a deliberately prosaic world where Mija’s employer can make a grand gesture out of tipping her the equivalent of nine bucks, and the ...

HOROSCOPES: See things as they are, not as you want them to be By SALLY BROMPTON FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY Published: 19:50 EDT, 30 September 2017 | Updated: 19:50 EDT, 30 September 2017 ...

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