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Mara Flint

@mara.carminerebellion.uk
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She/her 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Broadcast engineer and occasional software developer. Guitarist, songwriter and home recording enthusiast - releasing music as Carmine Rebellion (@carminerebellion.uk). And big fan of dragons.

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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 13/10/2026
So the BBC told me "As is standard practice on any entertainment show on the BBC and in line with our editorial guidelines, appropriate steps are taken to reduce the inclusion of any overt branding or slogans..." Which makes me wonder how all these got into the same episode?
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 16/09/2026
So 285 villagers vote in a silly poll and the government hears the “roar”. 1000 people attend a mass lobby for trans equality at Westminster, and nothing. Changes that affect your community can be distressing, Lisa. Like segregation, healthcare bans, new education policy, new prison policy…
From the BBC News article “Village votes to leave UK over asylum housing plan”

Responding to the village saying it had
"roared"
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy told
BBC Breakfast: "I think they have - we have heard it, we are listening.
"I do really understand that when changes are made that affect your community it can be very distressing.”
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 09/09/2026
I didn’t get to see my MP, but I did sign Andy’s card
Mara on Parliament Square standing in front of a “comically large card” (as per Trans Solidarity Alliance) which says “Farewell to Britain’s standing on LGBTQ+ rights”
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 09/09/2026
Thought I may as well get a photo while I’m waiting. Feel free to say hello if you’re here!
Mara in the lobby of the Palace of Westminster. She is wearing a green dress and holding a sign which says “Trans people deserve real equality.”
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 09/09/2026
Being warm while trans is appealing, so I searched for this. You can be warm while lesbian too, if you prefer.
A Passenger Women’s Alexander Recycled Polartec Hooded Fleece. It is red, pink and white, although there’s no orange, so it’s not a perfect lesbian pride colour scheme.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 31/07/2026
Day 30 (last one!): that is your favourite cover ever I really struggled with this one. Asking me to pick a favourite anything is more commitment than I’m ready to deal with. So I’ve picked one I like from an artist who hasn’t made it in already. Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle
Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle

A painting of a strange building (presumably the aforementioned Electric Castle) on a strange hill in a strange landscape.
The castle bulges out in a way that is unlikely to be structurally sound, and has lots of odd spikes protruding from it. It is almost split in two, with the towers joined by various bridges. The bulge means they appear almost like strange helmets.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 30/07/2026
Day 29: with something burning Xandria - Fire & Ashes
Xandria - Fire & Ashes

In the centre of the image there’s a cello, but elaborately formed of scales, which is on fire. There are sheets of music floating around in the heat. Two dragons are peering at it, one on either side.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 29/07/2026
Day 28: that shows two persons on it Kamelot - Poetry For The Poisoned
Kamelot - Poetry For The Poisoned

Two clockwork android women (?) in a less than healthy state, sit on a rather uncomfortable looking bench.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 28/07/2026
Day 27: that is purple My first thought was Deep Purple, but actually the albums I have aren’t purple, so I went in a different direction. Serenity - Death & Legacy
Serenity - Death & Legacy

A woman in a white gown, with a gold torc on her arm and gold band round her head, holds a sword and a box with sand falling from it.
The background shows a window and a billowing curtain, both distinctly purple. There’s also a raven, which is not purple because it’s a raven.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 27/07/2026
Day 26: with something round on it Evanescence - The Bitter Truth
Evanescence - The Bitter Truth

The cover shows the lower half of a woman’s face. Her mouth is open wide, and on her tongue is a white pill, with two small crosses and a line on it, forming the semblance of a face.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 26/07/2026
Day 25: with a shadow reflection or silhouette Tarja Turunen - The Shadow Self
Tarja Turunen - The Shadow Self

Tarja stands in the middle of the image, dressed in black. She is surrounded by a larger shadow - presumably her own - in a different pose.
Her name is embossed in the cover, and is the same colour as the background, so you see the shadows of the shape rather than 2 dimensional print.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 25/07/2026
This is mine (one pic in my living room and one from Trafalgar Square)
Trans Unity Quilt patch 233
We are actors knitters artists directors writers musicians
Each category is illustrated by a graphic. In the centre there’s an egg with a trans flag stripe and a fist punching out of it Trans Unity Quilt patch 233 at the end of the march, sewn into position in the middle of panel 8
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 25/07/2026
It was in panel 8, the same as mine! Here it is in action. Your patch is actually much easier to see than mine in this photo.
Panel 8 of the Trans Unity Quilt being held by its bearers at the start of the March.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 25/07/2026
Since I haven’t seen a photo from Pride with my face in it anywhere yet, here’s a selfie I took with the quilt panel while we were lined up at the start. And I never managed to get a photo where you could see my top properly, so I took one at home just now.
Mara, wearing sunglasses, a straw hat and a red top. Beside her is one of the panels of the Trans Unity Quilt, which Mara is helping carry.Mara at home. The sunglasses and hat are no longer necessary. Her red top has a printed graphic. An egg in trans pride colours, with a yellow fist punching through it from inside. There’s a motto, which says “Fly Free”
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 25/07/2026
Day 24: that only uses two or three colours I spent the day at London Trans+ Pride, and it seems I can stay on theme. Transgender Dysphoria Blues is just black and white, so I think this fits the brief better. Against Me! - Shape Shift With Me
Against Me! - Shape Shift With Me

Block print - pink and black on a white background. In pink, a person is shown from the waist down. They are wearing knee length boots and holding a cane against the head of a woman - printed in black - who is on her knees and licking the top of the pink person’s boot.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 24/07/2026
Day 23: where someone is looking away. Nemesea - The Quiet Resistance (She doesn’t have her back to the camera, but I’m saying this counts)
Nemesea - The Quiet Resistance

A woman in a black dress holds a sword, point down. She is facing to the left.
The landscape is full of cacti and the sky is cloudy.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 23/07/2026
Day 22: with a building or architecture Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti

The entire cover is filled with a photo of a tenement building, apart from a small amount of pavement that is visible at the bottom. The letters of the title are distributed across the windows. The band’s name is quite small at the top.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 22/07/2026
Day 21: that is blue I probably thought about this one for less than a second. Joe Satriani - Flying In A Blue Dream
Joe Satriani - Flying In A Blue Dream

A young Joe Satriani, dressed in black, stands with his legs apart, holding a black guitar. He is lit from his left, so many details are lost in shadow. The wall behind him is blue, with a purple patch directly behind him, creating a halo effect.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 21/07/2026
Day 20: with a flower or plant on it Manning - Anser’s Tree
Manning - Anser’s Tree

A gnarled, wind-battered tree clings to a rocky outcrop on the bank of a sea or lake. The sun is either rising or setting just out of shot on the top left of the image.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 20/07/2026
Day 19: that shows one or more hand(s) Epica - Aspiral
Epica - Aspiral

A bunch of black hands with a sort of wooden texture reach in from all edges of the frame. They are holding a weird, gold disc, with spikes protruding from 9 points evenly spaced around the circumference. The hands are impaled on the spikes.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 19/07/2026
Day 18: with a title in big letters Lacuna Coil - Delirium
Lacuna Coil - Delirium

A photo of Cristina Scabbia reflected in a steamed up mirror, on which she is just finishing writing “Delirium” with her finger.
The Lacuna Coil logo is superimposed just below the title.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 18/07/2026
Day 17: that is green Z Z Top - Tres Hombres
Z Z Top - Tres Hombres

A great deal of green, with the title and band name in black text. There are also three fairly small photos. One of a man in a cowboy hat with his back to the camera; one of another behatted man climbing a ladder; and one of a man who is without a hat, but is sitting on a broken stone archway.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 17/07/2026
Day 16: with someone laying or sitting on it I want to make a joke about how hard it would be to take a photo if someone was sitting on it, but I’ll refrain Serenity - Codex Atlanticus
Serenity - Codex Atlanticus

A man in a robe (hood up) sits at a desk writing on a sheet of parchment. There are an unusual number of human skulls scattered around.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 16/07/2026
Day 15: that has a minimalistic design I do own the black album (Metallica) but it’s got that grey snake. And there’s the new Alter Bridge album, but it has a textured background. And this one has fewer letters. It isn’t Def Leppard’s best known album, but it is the one with the shortest title.
Def Leppard - X

A large, black X created with messy paint strokes, on a plain white background. The familiar Def Leppard logo is next to it, but with black outlines and white fill, rather than the usual red and yellow.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 15/07/2026
Day 14: with something flying on it Alter Bridge - Walk The Sky
Alter Bridge - Walk The Sky

A causeway stretches into the distance. Some distance above it are a woman and a very large number of birds. I’m not sure exactly what is going on, but it seems like a lot of effort, given that the causeway is right there.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 14/07/2026
Day 13: that is yellow Shinedown - Attention Attention I’m pretty sure that’s the yellowest album in my collection.
Shinedown - Attention Attention

The cover is mostly yellow, with a big, black exclamation mark on it, which looks a bit rough, like a bad stamp. There’s no other text - no title or band name (although the title is visible on the front of the CD case because it’s on the part of the backing that is visible in the hinge)
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 13/07/2026
Day 12: with water on it Threshold - Subsurface
Threshold - Subsurface

A tree stump protrudes from a lake. A CRT television is sitting on it, with the word “REFLECT” on the screen. The screen reflected in the water shows the word “CONCEAL”.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 12/07/2026
Done!
I have been very pleased to see Amnesty International’s recent reporting on the organised nature of transphobic hate in the UK. At a time when these organisations have the ear of the government, the courts and the media, having an internationally respected human rights organisation standing in opposition to them could be vital. That the recent report, “A Growing Threat” explicitly named a large number of these organisations was very helpful.
I know that the leaders of these organisations are aware that you did so, and given that they are extremely litigious, it seems likely that Amnesty International will have been threatened with legal action in response. However it was still disappointing to see the report withdrawn, if only temporarily. I hope that it will swiftly be made available again, and Amnesty will stand firm against genocidal bigotry. Trans people have little choice but to do so, and any ally backing down is keenly felt.

Kind regards,
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 12/07/2026
Day 11: with no title on it Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition (This was my first thought for a red cover on day 5, but I knew that a cover with no title was coming and there aren’t many of those)
Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition

A photo, taken with a very long exposure time, of a man in a suit standing very still as traffic goes past him on both sides.
The image is very red, with blurry streaks of light across it.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 11/07/2026
Day 10: with food or drink on it This was an easy choice! The Warning - Keep Me Fed
The Warning - Keep Me Fed

There’s a long table, laden with food, and also laden with the band. A bunch of stuffy people - mostly men in tuxedos - look horrified.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 10/07/2026
Day 9: that is orange I auditioned a few that I thought were orange, but decided the others are probably actually brown. Transatlantic - The Whirlwind
Transatlantic - The Whirlwind

A zeppelin flies an extremely long way above a globe with an enormous whirlwind on it
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 09/07/2026
Day 8: that has an animal on it Dark Sarah - The Puzzle A dragon’s an animal, right?
Dark Sarah - The Puzzle

A woman with demonic horns holds a flower. Behind her, a dragon’s head completely fills the frame. One eye and some teeth are visible.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 08/07/2026
Day 7: that shows a lot of sky That prompt immediately made me think of Mostly Autumn - A Heart Full Of Sky
Mostly Autumn - A Heart Full Of Sky

The top two thirds of the cover are a dark, stormy sky, and the bottom third is water. The silhouette of a very large humanoid protrudes from the water from the chest up. A lightning bolt strikes the silhouette from behind and passes out the front through a heart shape 🩵, filled with a bright, sunlit sky.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 07/07/2026
Day 6: that is illustrated or drawn Delain - We Are The Others
Delain - We Are The Others

A painting of Charlotte Wessels, hood up and wearing flower headphones which are plugged into a small bird’s gas mask. Or something very much along those lines.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 06/07/2026
Day 5: that is red Epica - The Phantom Agony
Epica - The Phantom Agony

Simone Simons with snakes wrapped around her, on a red background in which there are lots of people with their arms reaching toward the centre. And a crocodile, for some reason.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 05/07/2026
Day 4: with a vehicle on it Visions of Atlantis - Pirates
Visions of Atlantis - Pirates

A painted image of a female pirate, holding a sword and a black banner, in front of some beached ships, one of which is on fire. She has one foot on a barrel. Slightly behind and to her left, a male pirate holds a sword and a pistol. Closer to the ships, many more pirates are visible.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 04/07/2026
Day 3: with a futuristic design Iron Maiden - Brave New World seems like an obvious choice
Iron Maiden - Brave New World

A futuristic London, with Tower Bridge in the foreground but lots of futuristic buildings throughout the city. The clouds overhead form a giant Eddie face.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 03/07/2026
Day 2: that is black and white Halestorm - Into The Wild Life
Halestorm - Into The Wild Life

A black and white photo of the band in front of a stack of flight cases, several of which which have the band’s logo stencilled across them. Lzzy is wearing a leather jacket with the album title on the back.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 02/07/2026
Day 1: with the artist on it
Black Sabbath - Sabotage

The band are pictured with their backs to a large mirror, but their reflections are facing towards them.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 02/07/2026
I’ll give this a go. I’m going to stick to my own collection and try not to bend the rules too much. Answers in the thread…
“30 days challenge. Share an album cover.”

There’s a chart with the criteria for each day, which I’ll also post each day, along with my answers.
1. With the artist on it
2. That is black and white
3. With a futuristic design 
4. With a vehicle on it
5. That is red
6. That is illustrated or drawn
7. That shows a lot of sky 
8. That has an animal on it 
9. That is orange 
10. With food or a drink on it
11. With no title on it
12. With water on it 
13. That is yellow 
14. With something flying on it
15. That has a minimalistic design 
16. With someone laying or sitting on it 
17. That is green
18. With a title in big letters 
19. That shows one or more hands 
20. With a flower or a plant on it
21. That is blue 
22. With a building or architecture
23. Where someone is looking away
24. That only uses two or three colours 
25. With a shadow, reflection or silhouette
26. With something round on it
27. That is purple
28. That shows two persons on it
29. With something burning
30. That is your favourite cover ever
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 06/06/2026
I’m pretty sure it was Sorcery+ on the Amstrad CPC-6128, although my dad must have taught me a lot of the “this weapon kills those things” and “these objects unlock certain doors” combinations.
A screenshot from Sorcery+ on the Amstrad CPC-6128.
The information in the bottom part of the screen declares, “you are above the chateau, carrying nothing”, energy is at 74%, and the spell book on the right, which gradually disappears to indicate time running out, is mostly intact at this point. There was a spawn point near this screen, which is presumably where this player started.
The gameplay area is a side on 2D view. The player wizard is flying above a French chateau, with lots of pointy roofed turrets. A ghost is in hot pursuit of the wizard. A monk (I think) is patrolling a part of the roof, which features a trapdoor. Under the trapdoor is an imprisoned wizard. The player needs to unlock the trapdoor to free the wizard. There are seven more prisoners in other parts of the map.
Once you rescued them all, you had to return to The Sanctuary to complete Act 1. In Act 2 you explored a different map, facing different enemies, with the goal of collecting four hearts and using them to defeat The Necromancer (who was a pair of giant floating eyes, for some reason).
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 01/06/2026
There’s a reason I painted these lines on this top.
A photo of Mara wearing a sleeveless top with “Respect and dignity sure ain’t what they used to be” painted on it.
She also has a trans flag painted on her left cheek. She is sitting in front of her keyboards. An acoustic bass guitar and an electric guitar are hanging on the wall in the background.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 23/05/2026
In which Councillor Deanna Troi talks to a depressed ball of fur.
The Enterprise NCC-1701D is approaching the camera. The episode title reads “The Tribble With Troubles”
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 13/05/2026
A line drawing of a small and slightly miserable looking dragon with huge nostrils. He is lying with his belly on the ground and his head angled slightly to one side.
His name is Errol, and he is one of Lady Sybil Ramkin’s swamp dragons.

Drawing by Paul Kidby and taken from The Pratchett Portfolio.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 24/04/2026
This is the last one I finished.
The cover of Magica Riot by Kara Buchanan.
The anime style art shows a magical girl with purple hair leaping in a cool pose on a suspension bridge.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 05/04/2026
Happy Easter to those who celebrate. Have fun cracking those eggs!
A yellow fist punches its way out of an egg, which is decorated with stripes in the colours of the trans pride flag.
This image is taken from the centre of Mara’s patch for the Trans Unity Quilt.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 31/03/2026
Since it’s Bring A Shark To Work Day (did I get that right?) here’s me being visible. Except that everyone’s facing in the other direction because my desk’s at the back. But they could see me if they turned around! Just after I took this photo, everything broke (unrelated) and I was busy for a while
Mara at work on an OB truck, successfully hiding all the company branding while keeping her badge of Blåhaj with a trans flag uncovered, and almost managing the same for her rainbow heart pin.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 30/01/2026
I’d rather tag @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social and Wes Streeting (who I assume I must have blocked) - and the whole Labour government, honestly.
A picture of a flag with a black cross on a white background, which means “stop carrying out your intentions”
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 27/09/2025
Boulder Dash I loved this game as a kid. www.myabandonware.com/media/screen...
A screenshot of the Amstrad CPC version of Boulder Dash. I think this is the first level.
It’s a 2D (side elevation) game. The player character (I think he was called Rockford) is in a short tunnel. Most of the level is made of soil, which Rockford can dig through, expanding his tunnel as he goes. Objects left unsupported will fall downward. The goal is to collect enough diamonds to open the exit gate without getting squashed by falling objects, caught by a monster or trapping yourself so that you can’t actually get to the exit.
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Mara Flint @mara.carminerebellion.uk · 07/09/2025
Sorry, what? Are we talking about babies here?
A quote from Graham Linehan:
“…when you have an ideology that allows people to be a self-identified group of what is supposed to be the most vulnerable and wonderful human beings in the world, anyone can select themselves into this group…”
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