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In Mexico, far from the locus of her imperishable pain, Chaarte found moments of peace.

It is an imperishable, unforgettable image of what can be lost when we forget how perishable is the thin crust of civilization that protects us — until it doesn’t.

“Water is life,” they repeat — a simple, imperishable chorus that resounds against the more than two decades of Southern California drought that is steadily building toward epic disaster.

But Finland kept the most important, most imperishable thing: its full independence as a free, self-determining nation.

But when we remember this time, disappointment will prove to be the imperishable theme.