Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize — Vilém Flusser, Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, with a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste
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Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize what is customary and, more importantly, to change it. Such is the impulse behind our conversation with the vampryoteuthis

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