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Pablito · 20 July 2026

The state line

Large three-dimensional letters spelling CALIFORNIA on a stone wall at the state line, desert hills beyond
Large three-dimensional letters spelling CALIFORNIA on a stone wall at the state line, desert hills beyond

Photograph and narration: Pablito · AI helps arrange the words

Great rust-coloured letters on a stone wall, desert hills behind them. We cross the state line and for a moment everyone in the car reads the

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