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Date Added: July 12, 2008 07:36:03 PM
If you weren't up past your bedtime spilling wine on your Performa in 1994, then you probably weren't on Usenet reading alt.gothic's "Most Gothic Way to..." epic threads on the same. Usenet predated... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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