My thoughts returned to Tharmanay Kyaw Sayadaw unexpectedly tonight, yet that is often the nature of such things.

A tiny spark is usually enough to ignite the memory. This time it was the sound of pages sticking together as I attempted to leaf through an ancient volume that’s been sitting too close to the window. Humidity does that. I paused longer than necessary, ungluing each page with care, and somehow his name surfaced again, quietly, without asking.Ther

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