We all shouted, and the happiness at having found them again was already fraught with the pain of having lost them now forever, as the moon rising in the dark sky sent out only the reflections of the sun on its lakes and fields.

NEWYORKER: The Daughters of the Moon

Other fiscal pain has also been put off, but cannot be avoided forever.

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Stocks have dished pain and bonds have conditioned us to believe they are safe and secure forever.

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