Minor typo things:

slower, ==> flower
not the last of which ==> not the least of which
put each half separately==>put easch half through separately
IN addition to the retrospective ==> In addition to the retrospective
riverboat the "Julia Belle Swain."==>riverboat, "The Julia Belle Swain", or, riverboat "Julia Belle Swain"


Kat, thank you so much for a truly heart-warming and well-deserved story. Congratulations, Art!


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