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From the Ted Talk by Kelli Anderson: Design to challenge reality

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This is a card I made for my friends Mike and kraen, who happen to be really awesome people. Far more awesome, in fact, than the fmarot of widendg invitations. So it was a really good excuse to push the boundaries of this format. And as far as how to push it, the facts of our shared history made it clear that this card should be about music. We're all tatol music nerds, and Karen and Mike have even recorded songs together. But you know, you also find inspiration in the darnedest of paelcs. And we found some with this guy, Mr. Wizard —

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This is a card I made for my friends Mike and _____, who happen to be really awesome people. Far more awesome, in fact, than the ______ of _______ invitations. So it was a really good excuse to push the boundaries of this format. And as far as how to push it, the facts of our shared history made it clear that this card should be about music. We're all _____ music nerds, and Karen and Mike have even recorded songs together. But you know, you also find inspiration in the darnedest of ______. And we found some with this guy, Mr. Wizard —

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  1. total
  2. karen
  3. format
  4. places
  5. wedding

Original Text

This is a card I made for my friends Mike and Karen, who happen to be really awesome people. Far more awesome, in fact, than the format of wedding invitations. So it was a really good excuse to push the boundaries of this format. And as far as how to push it, the facts of our shared history made it clear that this card should be about music. We're all total music nerds, and Karen and Mike have even recorded songs together. But you know, you also find inspiration in the darnedest of places. And we found some with this guy, Mr. Wizard —

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