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How to be alone and absolutely own it, by founder of the Alonement blog and podcast, Francesca Specter.Being alone has a serious branding issue. We've only ever had negative language to talk about flying solo - but what about when time spent alone is restorative and joyful? What if it's something you crave? What if it's even just an hour you've carved out yourself in the middle of a hectic week?Enter: Alonement, Francesca Specter's empoweri...

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Councillor Fujiwara no Noritake want to tear down the old tree in hisgarden. The tree was broken in two by a lightning strike, but life stillflows into it.The spirit of an ancient warrior rests in it.Only a stubborn man as the counselor can think to challenge an ancientguardian spirit. Abe no Seimei can save the counselor and the spirit?