INSOMNIA

I declare me an insomniac.

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In bed, I started “Essays” by Orwell. It is some years back I read this Penguin edition, which covers many essays that “All Art Is Propaganda” and “Facing Unpleasant Facts” also have.

In “Why I Write,” he writes “true fact.” A fact is always true. So this is redundant. In the same vein, in Singapore some people say and write “actual fact.” This is truly funny when we are not supposed to have a “false fact” or “unreal fact.”

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It’s time for the trumpet call!