<?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>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:12:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@internutter/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Challenge #05010-M261: Driving Purpose]]></title><description><![CDATA[So tired they could barely think straight, they forced themselves forward, just one more ridge, one more rise... until they collapsed against a beautiful white feline being talking to two individuals wearing]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@internutter/challenge-05010-m261-driving-purpose</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@internutter/challenge-05010-m261-driving-purpose</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[internutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:49:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8WP3HaQevdteGbfyXnwuZ7z6nsh12mkY9maGu8afWds2xkCS7DMfewkm7w1WxuP3N3HSZadFHzfzR3yEp2Dqvh5L3JwY6ku3jsyZstuXWSQWjyf9ZXz6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Challenge #05009-M260: Be it Ever so Patchwork]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was stormy and a mixed family of hellkin and haruk'ai were stuck, the wheel of their carriage in the mud. 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