Fond farewell to a cocktail napkin

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Fond farewell to a cocktail napkin

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A visit from James Braithwaite, the artist behind Random Tape's new logo. You can find more of his amazing work at thebathwater.com If yu'd like to support rthis project you can donate at patreon.com/randomtape Music in this apeisode by Preston Epps

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