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Great Gutenberg’s Ghost November 5, 2011

Posted by Mark Folse in cryptic envelopment, lyric essay, New Orelans, New Orleans, NOLA, Odd Words, Toulouse Street, Writing.
Tags: Lettera 22, Olivetti, typewriter, Writing
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P.P.S Yes, I misspelled Gutenberg. I think the careful exercise of typewriting will ultimately do much to break me of lazy computer habits.

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