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INTRODUCTION
T h e o b j e c t i ve p r e s e n t e d wa s t o t a ke t h e wo rd “m i x ” a n d i l e n l m k Z m ^ b m Z g ] b m l \ h g g h m Z m b h g l m a k h n ` a Z m e ^ Z l m m p h i k ^ & selec ted objec ts (out of f ive total). The ojbec ts I had c hosen w e r e a b a l l o f t w i n e , a p a t t e r n e d /s t u f f e d I n d i a n e l e p h a n t t o y, a hand-written letter from a best friend, an antique postcard h _ m a ^ I ^ ` g b m s K b o ^ k b g G n k ^ f [ ^ k ` % @ ^ k f Z g r % Z g ] Z [ h m m e ^ h _ C ' K ' P Z m d b g l a Z g ] l h Z i ' M a ^ _ b g Z e i b ^ \ ^ p h n e ] [ ^ b g Z . b g q . % , ) ) ] i b % K @ ; _ h k f Z m '
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L a s t l y , t h e m i n d m a p f o r t h e w o r d , “ m i x ”. T h e p u r p o s e o f t h e p h k ] a ^ e i ^ ] m a ^ f h l m p b m a \ h f b g ` n i p b m a f r _ b g Z e l h e n m b h g 4 gZkkhpbg` fr b]^Zl ]hpg mh fnlb\% \hhdbg`% i^hie^% fZma( physics, animal breeds and chemicals.
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The final piece.