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A courageous future lies ahead of us. We wave goodbye, on no uncertain terms, to the invisible workings of the cyberian world. Our future lies in an honest technology, a technology that is within our reach, a technology that will not abandon us, a technology that requires not the dark…

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An entertaining and edifying guide to survival in what some wise souls amongst us refer to as the Crumbles, during which post-industrial civilization becomes less and less sustainable.

Should you need to construct a solar still or defend your abode from ruffians, this short missive will provide the necessary knowledge and instructions. As longtime fans of Killjoy’s fiction and podcasting, we entirely enjoyed this creative and humourous exploration of many things DIY.

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