<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217359516358656725</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:32:59 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>The True Sentence</title><description>A blog in honor of Ernest Hemingway&#39;s continual search for the perfect sentence. Now in a new and improved haiku format! </description><link>http://thetruesentence.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Andrew K. F. 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