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Daily Archives: Sunday, 20th November 2011

fractal optical illusion

Posted on Sunday, 20th November 2011 by zephyrin_xirdalNovember 20, 2011

via ↑entry at ↑boingboing … Continue reading →

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You still can find copies of my 2011 book [in German] ↑at amazon. And here are some ↵reviews.

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