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+# ideally, this file should build an rss feed for each user's works but it is very much a wip lmfao
+
+atom_feed do |feed|
+  @works.each do |work|
+    next if work.unrevealed?
+
+    feed.entry(work) do |entry|
+
+      entry.title work.title
+      entry.summary feed_summary(work), :type => 'html'
+      #entry.id work_url(work)
+      #
+#      entry.summary(type: 'html') { |s| s.cdata = feed_summary(work) }
+
+      #
+      entry.author do |author|
+        author.name text_byline(work, visibility: 'public')
+        author.uri user_url(@user)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
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