Photodynamic therapy may not be the magic bullet for cancer, but even a little light relief is welcome.

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No heat, no light, except what came through a little window I could not reach.

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That is exposing land that has not seen light of day since the so-called Little Ice Age, a widespread climatic cooling that ran roughly from AD 1550 to AD 1850.

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This morning, in the half light of dawn, the surf seems a little higher than normal but not much higher.

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With a little thought, one can put together a mini cellar that not only meets all your wine needs, but will expand your knowledge and shine a little ray of light on the magic of understanding how wine evolves in the bottle, improving and mellowing with age.

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The instrumental conclusion that is Rebel Heart also brings a little timely light relief, but there's far too many cracks here and not nearly enough paper.

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