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Ersun Augustinus Kayra is an Istanbul-based writer. His essays trace the moral life of ordinary people and the ethical tensions that surface in public institutions — especially where medicine, trust and conscience meet. His work has appeared in Stimmen der Zeit, Plough and Le Verbe.
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Tim Montgomery is a freelance writer based in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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