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...But of these sophisms and elenchs of merchandise I skill not...
Milton, Areopagitica

Except he had found the
standing sea-rock that even this last
Temptation breaks on; quieter than death but lovelier; peace
that quiets the desire even of praising it.

Jeffers, Meditation On Saviors


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7.3.05

A Cerberus-bot's overeagerness at Wealth Bondage leads to the post below, which is a comment on the post - Dumpster Chic for Rich - at the aforesaid.
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The roots of fashion aren't as shallow as we're taught. People wear more than costumes.
They wear what they are.
What they believe and where they live.
What they do. And what they have to do.
The grace of deep tradition and reverence for what makes things beautiful, harmony and human connection to the real.
The Olsen twins are human too, real people in an unreal place. We need to keep questioning what we're taught has value, and what we're taught doesn't.

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