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Kenneth Francis

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Do Spiders Dream of Arachnology Professors?

How did the spider know that the mirror on my car would attract its prey during daytime hours?

But webs aside, consider the other strange, sometimes ingenious, tiny creatures/organisms, like a colony of termites, that produce astonishing land structures.

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The Aesthetics of Imperfection and Decay

A lament for beauty in an age that no longer sees it

But there is something beautiful about the imperfection of certain objects, architecture, and in the Arts, especially old buildings, films, paintings, and music.

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