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Want: Part II

Discover the abduction lamp, a creative masterpiece gifted by a lovely wife. It's too cool for any home!

Written byPhil Plait
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Too too cool. I love creative people. [UPDATE (March 2012): In the meantime since I posted this originally, my lovely wife bought me this lamp, because she is teh awesome.]

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