<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:48:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@alexanderfluke/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Not Quite Summer ]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I first arrived on Montenegro’s Adriatic coast, spring was in no hurry to give way to summer. It was the last day of May 2024, and it had been raining for most of the day. 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