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Thursday 14 June 2012

In Lieu of a Post

Some gems from bloggers more knowledgeable and more creative than I.

http://stevesarson.blogspot.fr/2012/06/bullingon-kubla-cam.html

http://plashingvole.blogspot.fr/2012/06/top-gun.html

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