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Just in time for Valentine's Day,
the Guardian in London has
reviewed and raved about
The Secret Language of Sleep.
And, for the rest of the week,
you can buy it for $5!

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(IM)AGNA CARTA.

BY JASON RHODE

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<IOHANNESRex has invited BAR0|\|z1215 to the "Runnymede" chatroom>
IOHANNESRex: HEY
BAR0|\|z1215: EM?
IOHANNESRex: --- I @m /\w4Y, FIGhTiNg the FrEnCH! ill brb ---
BAR0|\|z1215: WTF
IOHANNESRex: --- I @m /\w4Y, FIGhTiNg the FrEnCH! ill brb ---
BAR0|\|z1215: BTDT
IOHANNESRex: HEY whos this
IOHANNESRex: asl?
BAR0|\|z1215: umm
BAR0|\|z1215: ru gay d00d
<IOHANNESRex has warned BAR0|\|z1215>
IOHANNESRex: LOLLL!!!!
IOHANNESRex: chek out my facebook, im under chad divineright ... its a faker!!!
BAR0|\|z1215: k
BAR0|\|z1215: hey so wut happened to ur band??
IOHANNESRex: Lakkland broke up ... thot ud heard
IOHANNESRex: my new bands calld softswordd were gonna be emo LMAO
BAR0|\|z1215: ... god ur gay
IOHANNES Rex: shit
IOHANNESRex: mom
IOHANNESRex: brb
BAR0|\|z1215: k
IOHANNESRex: closecall it wuz the chruch
IOHANNESRex: 3{:-[)> <---thats my cRoWn
BAR0|\|z1215: ... I hv HMWRK!!!1111
IOHANNESRex: hey so tht mnz kan i borrow sum $$$$
IOHANNESRex: [E<D
BAR0|\|z1215: NW U nvr pay me back
IOHANNESRex: I tryn 2 level my char 4 10p a week srsrlly ok
BAR0|\|z1215: alrite but u hv 2 me a fvr k?
BAR0|\|z1215: or else no
IOHANNESRex: cmon
IOHANNESRex: pleeeeeease
IOHANNESRex: k
<BAR0|\|z1215 is trying to send IOHANNESRex a File "magnacarta.parchment">
IOHANNESRex: got it
IOHANNESRex: WTF???!! WTF???!
IOHANNESRex: im confused wut lol
BAR0|\|z1215: gimme a sec im invitin sUm peepz
IOHANNESRex: S000 tihs is a zine?
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<Robert Fitzwalter, Lord of Dunmow Castle, has joined "Runnymede" chatroom>
BAR0|\|z1215: sgn it kplzthx
IOHANNESRex: no way mofosz
<BAR0|\|z1215 has warned IOHANNESRex>
<Robert Fitzwalter, Lord of Dunmow Castle, has warned IOHANNESRex>
<John FitzRobert, Lord of Warkworth Castle, has warned IOHANNESRex>
<Gilbert de Clare, heir to the earldom of Hertford, has warned IOHANNESRex>
<Richard de Clare, Earl of Hertford, has warned IOHANNESRex>
<Henry de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, has warned IOHANNESRex>
<Hugh Bigod, heir to the earldoms of Norfolk and Suffolk, has warned IOHANNESRex>
<Roger Bigod, Earl of Norfolk and Suffolk, has warned IOHANNESRex>
<William d'Albini has warned IOHANNESRex>
IOHANNESRex: Concesserimus libertates quasdam scriptas in Magna Carta nostra de libertatibus. Data per manum nostram.
BAR0|\|z1215: ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!
IOHANNESRex: man fukk u guyz

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(IM)agna Carta By Jason Rhode
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