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Echoes in Time

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August 16, 2015

Instrument No 2 (extract)

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August 16, 2015

Instrument No 4 (extract)

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August 16, 2015

Instrument No 11 (extract)

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Jake Jackson, abstract expression
August 15, 2015

Instrument No 14 (extract)

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Instrument No 23 (extract)

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Instrument No 35 (Extract)

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Instrument No 17 (extract)

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Instrument No 10 (extract)

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