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Friends, I can’t express how grateful, touched, and overwhelmed I am by the gift I received today. But I know the greater gift is getting to spend a semester with curious, smart, interesting people seeking to understand something that is almost incomprehensible, and to process it with empathy and grace. So, for all of that, thank you, LGW. If you need me, I’ll be out by the trees feeling gratitude.