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Simulism — [The term in the usage in which it appears here seems to have been coined by [http://www.jansch.nl/tag/simulism/ Ivo Jansch] in September 2006. His [http://www.simulism.org Simulism Wiki] is an exploration of Simulism, which invites contributions … Wikipedia
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