{"id":64254,"date":"2026-01-25T17:01:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T23:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=64254"},"modified":"2026-01-25T17:01:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T23:01:18","slug":"defining-and-defying-the-darkness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=64254","title":{"rendered":"Defining and Defying the Darkness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness&#8221;<br>&#8211; Anne Frank<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/85w8vugqfzaw2r8nrdeic\/defy_0015.jpg?rlkey=5mwngwba3po6y8vuxeda3yjw9&amp;st=hff9rudh&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/85w8vugqfzaw2r8nrdeic\/defy_0015.jpg?rlkey=5mwngwba3po6y8vuxeda3yjw9&amp;st=hff9rudh&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/1entu4jcdeqs455f91igo\/defy_0007.jpg?rlkey=xzzj6i66szqwtdohf3jfu06dm&amp;st=tkc9sadc&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/1entu4jcdeqs455f91igo\/defy_0007.jpg?rlkey=xzzj6i66szqwtdohf3jfu06dm&amp;st=tkc9sadc&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/rlnadduz0ygoyy864wz5k\/defy_0029.jpg?rlkey=l4rxhefsxdq15cx5r13m068il&amp;st=ourdsd99&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/rlnadduz0ygoyy864wz5k\/defy_0029.jpg?rlkey=l4rxhefsxdq15cx5r13m068il&amp;st=ourdsd99&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/198nzrva32qakgxesv4fm\/defy_0011.jpg?rlkey=x1sguwb249p0s4k4dnybw3mhn&amp;st=jiz7lw22&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/198nzrva32qakgxesv4fm\/defy_0011.jpg?rlkey=x1sguwb249p0s4k4dnybw3mhn&amp;st=jiz7lw22&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/qulm9tvs0dm0n6j6p7gqf\/defy_0002.jpg?rlkey=3fzt9v8e97fdk6gvuktmv2yyw&amp;st=p8hp5uqc&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/qulm9tvs0dm0n6j6p7gqf\/defy_0002.jpg?rlkey=3fzt9v8e97fdk6gvuktmv2yyw&amp;st=p8hp5uqc&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/1pc0snp5g7kkhwyty4o34\/defy_0019.jpg?rlkey=2xg2q3tep2o6u8vshwjhan9gd&amp;st=8m0a5lam&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/1pc0snp5g7kkhwyty4o34\/defy_0019.jpg?rlkey=2xg2q3tep2o6u8vshwjhan9gd&amp;st=8m0a5lam&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness&#8221;&#8211; 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