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“The more I look at most of the art movements, it's all occultism, when you get down to it. The Surrealists were openly talking about being magicians.” quote by Alan Moore — Download Open image

“The more I look at most of the art movements, it's all occultism, when you get down to it. The Surrealists were openly talking about being magicians.”

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