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One wild place. (Sunday.)

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Amazon may well be the most evil company in tech

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Just wrote the first ending to my in-progress journalism game (created in Twine)

3,486 words, 120 links, 57 lexias, and currently this is the only ending.

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A serious summer activity.

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