<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Alitis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Writing about history, literature, ideas, and human systems.]]></description><link>https://www.cantusalitis.com</link><image><url>https://www.cantusalitis.com/img/substack.png</url><title>Alitis</title><link>https://www.cantusalitis.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:43:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.cantusalitis.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Alitis]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[cantusalitis@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[cantusalitis@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Alitis]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Alitis]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[cantusalitis@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[cantusalitis@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Alitis]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Preface]]></title><description><![CDATA[I do not know when it began, nor where.]]></description><link>https://www.cantusalitis.com/p/preface</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.cantusalitis.com/p/preface</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alitis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:50:07 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I do not know when it began, nor where. It seems there has always been an unseen hand, driving me toward the very opposite of all that I most fervently desire.</p><p>When I strive, it crowns me with sickness without end; when I seek rest, it lays upon me a mission that cannot wait; when I long for warmth, it sends the bitter wind and snow; when I pray for cool&#8230;</p>
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