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With Eyes Closed, Dream
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With its grace and carelessness it seemed to annihilate a whole culture, a whole system of thought, as though Big Brother and the Party and the Thought Police could all be swept into nothingness by a single splendid movement of the arm.
George Orwell, 1984

She did not understand that there was no such thing as happiness. That the only victory lay in the far future, long after you were dead, that from the moment of declaring war on the Party it was better to think of yourself as a corpse. "We are the dead," he said.
George Orwell, 1984

And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual. This is what I am and what I am about.
John Steinbeck, East of Eden

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::Flmngseabass
01/08/18 5:12 AM GMT
WOW!!! John, this is one of the very best from you!!!! I love this!! Extremely creative and explosive in it's originality!!! Superb design and it speaks volumes about our state of mind!!! BRAVO!! Saved and Faved!!
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::LynEve
01/08/18 11:45 AM GMT
Wow indeed. The mind boggles at the complexity of this image. Fantastic John
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My thanks to all who leave comments for my work and to those of you who like one enough to make it a favourite. To touch just one person that way makes each image worthwhile. . . . . . . . . .. . . . "The question is not what you look at, but what you see" ~ Marcel Proust
::tigger3
01/08/18 12:26 AM GMT
Very mind intriguing, and very, very well done. Such a superb creation.
tigs=^..^=
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Nature in all her glory is my uplift on life and so is my love of photography. sandi ♪ ♫
::luckyshot
01/08/18 12:42 AM GMT
John - This creation has much to view and ponder, especially when coupled with the quotes you provide in the narrative. Bravo!
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If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. ~Lewis Hine The Earth without art is just 'eh'.
.JaiJoli
01/08/18 3:27 PM GMT
Out of this World. Amazing work.
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::0930_23
01/08/18 6:22 PM GMT
A 2018 Odd I See, Shads. Well thought out and composed. You got the year off to a good start.

TicK


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People are like cameras--sometimes they lose focus.
::mesmerized
01/08/18 10:31 PM GMT
Wow, John...this one leaves me speechless...I can only look in awe and take it all in...superb creation and a fave for me.
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I thought yesterday was supposed to be the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is. (Steve Martin)
::Vickid
01/09/18 6:22 AM GMT
Absolutely stunning, one of your best works of art. You have managed, with this piece, to create something that not only pulls you in visually, but to also ignite your imagination in endless thoughts. Again, your comments are well chosen, oh, my goodness, the combination of exceptional art and the beauty of the written word, there cannot be anything better than this. A favorite. You truly stand apart from the crowd.
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No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
.koca
01/10/18 7:52 AM GMT
Unusual, interesting and excellent work.
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.rvdb
01/13/18 1:35 PM GMT
Has a very mystical/mood.... feel to it like it.

Rob
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The reason why the sun sets in the evening is because it wants to see the sunrise in the morning. I rise in the morning because I want to see them both. RvdB

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