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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Chatwin: "Australia"

"In my childhood I never heard the word 'Australia' without calling to mind the fumes of the eucalyptus inhaler and an incessant red country populated by sheep." --Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Chatwin: "Australia"

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