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An artistic rendering of a doorway or portal in the forest. A figure stands contemplating the doorway. The quote reads: "Only in thought is man a God; in action and desire we are the slaves of circumstance" Bertrand Russell

“Only in thought is man a God; in action and desire we are the slaves of circumstance”
Bertrand Russell

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A fantastical artistic rendering of a roundheaded figure with one eye. The quote reads: "They are in you and me; they created us, body and mind; and their preservation is the ultimate rationale for our existence. They have come a long way, those replicators. Now they go by the name of genes, and we are their survival machines." Richard Dawkins

Genes

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In Love

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The Future

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Beauty

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Prepared

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Intelligent Fool

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Thinks He’s King

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Hit The Beach

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Privacy Matters

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Sumo Training

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Glam

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Empty Nest

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Echoes: From Pasts Unknown

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Echoes: Bees At Play

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The Blood Does Not Run Hidden

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The Alien Life

The Alien Life, one panel Comic. Two aliens are standing to the left of a third alien. The third alien has one eye. The caption reads: “Well, we aren’t in the land of the blind, are we, Mr. Thinks He's King.”

Thinks He’s King

The Alien Life, one panel Comic. An alien is getting away from the ocean fast with a worried look. Behind him is a weird human looking figure emerging from the water. The caption reads: York wasn't hanging around. Everyone knew the humanish couldn't cause much damage in the water. But once they hit the beach, look out.

Hit The Beach

The Alien Life, one panel Comic. A building with one door in the front has a CCTV camera on the roof. The camera is bigger than the building. The caption reads: The newly installed CCTV camera was negatively affecting attendance at the Privacy Matters clubhouse.

Privacy Matters

The Alien Life, one panel Comic. Two aliens are standing beside each other. One is tall and skinny and the other is short. The tall one looks proud of himself and the short one looks surprised. The caption reads: Ollie knew he was no genius, but Stan's claims of dominating Sumo training didn't seem right.

Sumo Training

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A fantastical artistic rendering of a roundheaded figure with one eye. The quote reads: "They are in you and me; they created us, body and mind; and their preservation is the ultimate rationale for our existence. They have come a long way, those replicators. Now they go by the name of genes, and we are their survival machines." Richard Dawkins

Genes

An artistic rendering of a figure standing in water and looking toward the horizon where a moon appears to set. The quote reads: “We need, in love, to practice only this: letting each other go. For holding on comes easily; we do not need to learn it” Rainer Maria Rilke

In Love

A fantastical artistic rendering of an alien spaceman standing in front of an alien space child. The quote reads: "The greatest danger to our future is apathy." Jane Goodall

The Future

A fantastical artistic rendering of a giant eyeball emerging from the horizon. The quote reads: “Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.” Franz Kafka

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