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  • I am/am not angry. An ‘1880 That’ irony
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    I am/am not angry. An ‘1880 That’ irony

    September 22, 2025December 1, 2025

    This new image (inspired by ‘1880 That’ and intended as a header for this website) which is a brick wall featuring the words ‘I am deafinitely angry’ – came about as a result of a…

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