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STEAMPUNK

BEATS OF ENGINEERING

rass goggles on: coined by K.W. Jeter in 1987, ‘steampunk’ refers to retro-fitted future visions rooted in 19th and early-20th Century ideas, tech and steam-powered gizmos. Precedents include and ). Future-leaning Victoriana is often laced with subversive social comment (see William Gibson and Bruce Sterling’s novel ).

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