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Offline Until November 1.

As of today, I’m putting Shanghai Scrap on a six-week hiatus so that I can finish a book project requiring my undivided attention. Blogging takes time. Time to write. Time to read. And, in the case of this blog, it requires travel and conversations... ...full story at Shanghai Scrap

from Shanghai Scrap on Wed, Sep 17 2008

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