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(Summary by Leni)]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1093</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>atomism,didactic,epicurean,literature,nature,philosophy,poetry,religion,roman,science</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bf26ad689d9a12e7af720573e9dd4455.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>009 - Book 3 pt 2 - The substance of the mind and the soul The soul and the body cant be separated without</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/009-book-3-pt-2-the-substance-of-the-mind-and-the-soul-the-soul-and-the-body-cant-be-separated-without--70049578</link><description><![CDATA[Written in the first century B.C., On the Nature of Things (in Latin, De Rerum Natura) is a captivating poem in six books that seeks to convey Epicurean philosophy to a Roman audience. 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