His death was rich with black humour and irony. To avoid a train crash, he boarded a ship laden with
iron stoves, plowshares, sewing machines and probably
five drunks doo-wopping around a burning barrel.
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Imo it's the best archive of weirdo/magical/faerie/Gothic art and artists on the internet.