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Masks and personas we wear

The mask is not always a lie; sometimes it is a scaffold, a survival tool, a courtesy extended to the world. What concerns Juana is the mask that stays on so long the face beneath forgets its own features — the performer who can no longer locate the self that was performing. The question is not whether to wear masks, which is unavoidable, but whether you know when you are wearing one.

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