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wallpaper of the week 20-03-12: majestic moss
wallpaper of the week 16-01-12: mad mushrooms
wallpaper of the week 21-11-11: webs of steel
wallpaper of the week 14-11-11: Antennae Galaxies
wallpaper of the week 31-10-11: four antennas
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constructive skirmishes with science and the world
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