# The Best Essay

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- Saved: April 2, 2024 (2024-04-03T02:18:56Z)
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## What Jamie wrote

Graham is a very good essayist, and his thoughts on writing essays are good for those wishing to write better.

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## Appears in

- [WT282: Weekly Thing 282 / Decentralized, Blobs, Rewards](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/282/), Briefly

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