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Pond Scum

September 11, 2004

As it turns out, pond scum is really gorgeous. Here at the venerable Flickr Academy it’s all about learning to see. Now that you’ve been promoted a grade, why not get some extra credit and see the whole pond scum set by h?

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Caterina Fake

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