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shke the h
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cheek. Cheek kissing is
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ny Ltin
meic
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nd otheegions. Hoeve
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e mitigte
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s the ultimte dis
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pcity. This me
ns theyill still focus much of thei
business opetions on tkeout
nd delivey options.
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nd moe
t-home dte nights o
secluded picnicss
e continue to minimize ouexposu
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estu
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s,
nd otheest
blishments elso pe
foming tempe
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el
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en’t opting fo
some locl t
keout odelive
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e doing mo
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set
in the pivilege of
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moe efficient
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dpting to online cl
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d vitu
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ny schoolsnd unive
sities e consideing continuing
emote instuction indefinitely.
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e
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ks, nightclubs,
estu
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nd othedestin
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ny of useconnected
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ny beches
nd ntion
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meic
ns still took this time to exploe the mo
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test flicks.ill
e be moe tech-s
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e often citicized younge
genetions fospending too much time on thei
phones ocompute
s, but let’s fce it: technology h
s beennd still is, the th
ed th
te
ves ouhe
ts togethe
thoughout this c
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on
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teppeci
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ts, live-ste
med events, multiplye
gmes,
nd otheys to st
y connected to theiloved ones.
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life these pst fe
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nd otheindust
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kepe
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l documents insted of clipbo
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nd cbinets full of p
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l distncing in pl
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ll thens
es? No. Only time
ill tell. But most impot
ntly, thee is
feeling of solidity <b>
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ed
ptnd bounce b
ck fom
n ongoing eth-shtte
ing event.s
e move fod, compssion is key.
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ppo
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pctice foove
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ill nevestop being the
e to help. Justice neverests.