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Unserialised Remarks on Art, Politics and The Social Comedy
About Me
- Cameron Shingleton
- "Zezu Island. This island has remained undescribed for so long because the foolish customs of its inhabitants gave publishers everywhere the idea that an account of it was a satire on their own country . . ."
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melbourne university
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popping out heirs
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prayer
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priests
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proverbs
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prunes
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pseuds corner
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Quarterly Essay
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student lemmings
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translation
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truth
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two-fingered salute
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universities
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vanity
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vegetarian
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Vietnam
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Widow Twankey - The
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Zezu Island
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