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Posted by Marshall on October 27, 2008 | Link It

A lot going on in the world, maybe more than usual. For one thing, I downloaded Google Earth for my IPhone today, and it felt as if the future, almost a science fiction future, suddenly materialized.

And then, the Economy, the World Mess, going into “withdrawal” over the “fake” pumped up financial system, that just crashed.

With all of this, decided to “go within” and paint about it, painting with Light, that is, on my iPhone.

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