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Word of the day

{word ? cap(word.word) : 'Serene'} {word ? (POS[word.part_of_speech] ?? word.part_of_speech ?? '') : 'adj.'}

{word?.phonetic ?? '/səˈriːn/'}

{word ? clip(word.definition, 78) : 'Calm, peaceful, and untroubled. The quiet after a storm passes.'}

 {:else if i === 1}
Quote of the day

{quote ? clip(quote.text, 92) : 'Very little is needed to make a happy life.'}

{quote?.author ?? 'Marcus Aurelius'}
 {:else}
A good thing today

{fact?.year ?? '1928'} ON THIS DAY

{fact ? clip(fact.text, 96) : 'Penicillin was discovered by a happy accident.'}

 {/if} {/snippet}

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GOOD NEWS

{headline}

{news?.summary || "We read the week so you don't have to doomscroll it. Five quietly hopeful stories, summarised to the gist."}
{#if fullRead}{fullRead}{/if}
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DAILY ART

A masterwork a day

{#if art}Today: {art.title}{#if art.artist} — {art.artist}{/if}{#if art.year}, {art.year}{/if}. {:else}Today: Among the Sierra Nevada — Bierstadt, 1868.{/if}

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Small joys for today· {joyIdx + 1} of 3
{@render joyCard(joyIdx)} {@render joyCard((joyIdx + 1) % 3)}