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☛ 6/12/10: Three for the weekend:

Three for the weekend

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☛ 2/1/15: Bizarro evolution:
https://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/02/01/bizarro-evolution/
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☛ 10/31/18: A reading:
https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/10/31/a-reading/
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