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Vol. 15 · No. 131 · Monday, 2 November 2026

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Thank you America, that wall really needed to go anyways

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The following was written by Duffel Blog special correspondent Ahmed ibn Muhammed ibn Muhammed Bashir Muhammed, a resident of Mosul, Iraq.

Hello America, are you there? It's me, Ahmed ibn Muhammed ibn Muhammed Bashir Muhammed. I just wanted to write you a letter of appreciation. I don't think I ever got around to it while you guys were here. Do you remember the wall separating my living room from my kitchen? No? Trust me, it really messed up the feng-shui of the house.

I just wanted to say how much I appreciate the free remodeling you guys provided. It's really opened things up, now I have so much more room, the space really breathes! I wish you could've left the front of the house intact, but I understand it's hard to have such precision with a Bradley.

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