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October 28, 2012

"The weak are meat the strong do eat": 8 notes on Cloud Atlas

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October 26, 2012

disposition matrix links

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October 21, 2012

screen links

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October 13, 2012

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October 09, 2012

"This scent and this soap is what gives me hope": a discussion about Damsels in Distress

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October 05, 2012

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