Meditations in an Emergency

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A person in their forties needs reading glasses—this was a startling thing to discover.

About a year ago, I noticed my phone seemed blurry. My e-reader, too—as if I’d just eaten a plate of French fries and smeared the surface. I didn’t think my vision was the culprit, I’ve always had 20/20, then I borrowed a friend’s reading glasses on a whim—and it felt…

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