<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Malstrom's Articles News]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://seanmalstrom.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[seanmalstrom]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://seanmalstrom.wordpress.com/author/seanmalstrom/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Silence]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>There I was, doing my Malstrom things, when suddenly someone asked,</p>
<p>&#8220;What is with your recent obsession over music?&#8221;</p>
<p>I turned and replied, &#8220;When the Titanic was sinking, the band kept playing to keep people calm.&#8221;</p>
<p>And with this, I was left with a very odd sense of silence.</p>
<p>So play up, pipers! Let the music soar. And, no matter how dark our financial matters are. let it lighten our souls.</p>
<p><em>And the rest is silence&#8230;</em></p>
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