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White Wolves

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Riad Dar El Malaika in El Jadida, Morocco

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The Chimaera, known informally as the “ghost shark” or “rat fish”, is a deep sea cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes. Living at over 8,000 ft below the surface, the Chimaera is well adapted to the deep, dark sea. The dots on its nose are sensory organs that detect electrical fields in the water - helping the Chimera find its prey. While little is known about the Chimaera’s diet, it’s speculated that it feeds on molluscs and crustaceans that it crushes open with the grinding plates in its mouth. The spines on the top of its body are loaded with venom; the Chimaera uses these spines to defend itself.

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Dante and Virgil in Hell (detail), c. 1879, Gustave Courtois

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Old letters from the 19th and 17th century. ✉️🖋️🗝️

(Please don’t repost, it’s okay to reblog)

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Art by • Marta Sokolowska

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Ciruelo Cabral

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“Confondre désir et amour, c’est confondre corps et âme…”

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V. H. SCORP

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“Sans imagination il ne pourrait y avoir création. Elle est donc l'activité intellectuelle non seulement la plus féconde mais la plus noble.”

— Albert Jacquard

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“Si je n'avais pas créé mon propre monde, je serai probablement morte dans celui des autres.”

— Anaïs Nin

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Paintings by Mallory Hart

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“Je déteste me lever le matin, tout en moi est sombre et fermé, et pour que je m’ouvre au monde, il n’y a qu’une seule clé : un bon café…”

— V. H. SCORP

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Je ne crois pas à l'âge. certaines personnes âgées ont les yeux d'un enfant, et les enfants parfois nous observent comme de sages personnes âgées...

Pablo Neruda

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