The war between Russia and Georgia played a role in that decline, but even before that conflict erupted in August 2008, a dangerous drift was under way.

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Having this knowledge about yourself can help you find your way out of drift, or avoid it altogether.

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It is nasal bombardment, in a good way: wafts of curry drift in the breeze, cinnamon sings on the sidewalk and many shop owners keep a stick of incense perpetually burning.

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Either way, you get the drift.

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Loose credit, leftover medicine from the postmilliennial downturn, worked its way through various bubbles and a general inflationary drift.

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