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AUSTIN—Gov. Greg Abbott on April 1 posted an online video message seeking Texans’ individual and collective help to reduce the spread of the deadly new coronavirus, COVID-19.
IT HAS BEEN ALMOST an entire week since we turned off the marquee and locked our doors, unsure of when we’d once again be open for business.
It feels so much longer than that. Some of it is because we’ve spent a large portion of that week playing games with Atticus, with ever-changing rules and mysterious victories on his part and baffling anger when he doesn’t clench those victories.
These times can easily feel dark, frightening and lonely. But we have this assurance: In far worse times, humanity has managed to sustain beauty and love.