And these changes, for better and worse, will bring good weather and bad which will be celebrated and cursed, with causes pondered by scientists, and demagogued by opportunists.

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Serenity is a bad fantasy, a plight with which we mistakenly beg to be cursed.

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For one disgruntled property owner, who asked to only be identified as Mr Chan due to the stigma associated with owning a cursed home, the solution to the problem is simple.

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So when it became clear that networking with strangers was going to be an integral part of my experience with a game like New Super Mario Bros U, I cursed our interconnected world and tried to steer clear.

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