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A stroll through the brambles, taking in [[law]], [[crap jobs|management]], [[philosophy]], [[language]], [[technology]], [[cricket]] and [[high finance]]. Like a good alluvial fan, everything is silting up nicely and there are now {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles in this wiki.
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