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Thank you to Pam for the gift of glimmers.
Thank you to Sam for your realness and motivation.

Thank you to Lynell for showing me Black grace in the face of a system constantly

pushing back.
Thank you to Steve for teaching me the power of vulnerability within the written

word.
Thank you to Lidia for carving a space for us misfits.

Thank you to Karen for ushering me through and having my back.
Thank you to Jasmin, Leeanna, Fullamusu, Maysam, Reggie and Fred for your

inspiration and fellowship.

I am grateful for the opportunity to experience all I did at Esalen.
Sincerely,

The Oyster (DeLon)

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