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And so hospital staff did for the buzz cut man what they do once every other possibility is exhausted.

How long this war will last and where it will lead is unknowable, and the possibility of catastrophic blowback — either now or in the future — for Israel, the region and the entire world is unmistakable.

We have to keep going to see what happens next, remaining open to the possibility that love could end up as fleeting as a material comfort.

We could never have predicted just how quickly real-world headlines would not only validate our story, but outpace its darkest possibilities.

The US feared such attacks were a possibility and withdrew some personnel.