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I know now how the sparks can climb, in broadening arcs of ions— the heat they grow inside themselves like some permission or belief. But at ten, it seemed mystical; their frown, glowing, then invisible. Gone. Save the odor of ozone. I was young and scared and alone. But the buzz…

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A new tool should make it easier for California residents to limit data brokers’ ability to store and sell their personal information.

...and made the steering wheel less wheel-like.

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