The Stet Strips

The essay is already in you.
Let it surface.

Three strips. One million combinations.
The daily essay prompt from A.M. Arden.

The Rising Stet Strips
See where your unconscious mind wanders.
The image
The reframe
The instruction

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How to useLock any strip and shuffle the others. Move each strip independently. Copy any combination with the scissors.

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