5 Hard Lessons I’ve Learned This Year

I can hear Emperor Palpatine cackling

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“Young fool. Only now, at the end, do you understand.”—Return of the Jedi

I’m not so young anymore, but I’ve had an image of Emperor Palpatine in my head for the past few days. He’s speaking these words over and over. It feels like living in a waking nightmare.