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    Metamorphadox
    Metamorphadox
    Metamorphadox
    Ebook195 pages9 minutes

    Metamorphadox

    By Jarrett Heckbert

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    Jarrett Heckbert’s Metamorphadox is a wordless novel in which wood engravings tell a story of the perils of technological mediation to the ever-evolving human existence.
    LanguageEnglish
    Publisherporcupinequill
    Release dateApr 30, 2016
    ISBN9780889848320
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