"This first day of May, 1869, I am writing where my work was begun thirty-five years ago, within sight of the snows of the higher Alps. In that half of the permitted life of man, I have seen strange evil brought upon every scene I have best loved, or tried to make beloved by others. The light which once flushed those pale summits with its rose at
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and i own a few books by mr. ruskin. none that i have read, but maybe i shall do so now.
lets make things.
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as for mr ruskin, he is my new obsession. he's the dead, possibly gay friend of Lewis Carroll who was afraid of pubic hair that i told you about!! he wrote a book called The King of the Golden River that i really really want. i found the edition i want, too; one of nine special printings, with an original hand painted watercolor by arthur rackham. it's $42,657.
and things do need to be made!!
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