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Peter Steiner cartoons

☛ 6/12/10: Three for the weekend:
https://arnoldzwicky.wordpress.com/2010/06/12/three-for-the-weekend/
#2

☛ 2/1/15: Bizarro evolution:
https://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/02/01/bizarro-evolution/
#5

☛ 10/31/18: A reading:
https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/10/31/a-reading/
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