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I am also curious...but in saying that, I still kill any insect that has the misfortune to venture into my home.

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This is truly one of the most beautiful and relatable things I have ever read. I have so much to say but honestly you said it all. This passage of your life is now nestled in my heart where it will continue to serve me as I keep my heart open<3

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in my little atelier den I established a strategic agreement with some spiders. I decided to keep 4 of them, one of them is called Tobias, an unusual spider, but I still don't consider him a divergent, even if he is capable of resisting simulations; deals with very large mosquitoes; I also let in a couple of reptiles, lizards and a toad, they love cockroaches and I adopted an iguana. No cockroaches survive. A dream about insects has some meaning, perhaps biological or symbolic; the presence of animals of specific species gives signals. When I lived on Lake Como, the presence of robins on the window portended good news, and an email arrived from an important client. The cat alerts me to upcoming electricity bills or speeding fines.

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Why am I crying. We also befriend spiders here and I love how you position this as a gentle curiosity. Thanks for sharing this journey, friend. (And for visiting my island.)

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<3 I didn't know you were a fellow Friend of Spiders! Love it.

Also, re the islands, it's one of my fonder pandemic memories tbh.

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