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Bepi from the Ice

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3 Comments
  • Shelidon
    Posted at 07:24h, 18 June Reply

    PS: un monito. A chiunque mi abbia attaccato il raffreddore. Badi bene di non capitarmi tra le mani.

    Ci troverebbe un fazzoletto :-(

  • utente anonimo
    Posted at 15:22h, 18 June Reply

    Questa illustrazione di Klimt è tra le mie preferite…

  • Shelidon
    Posted at 08:47h, 19 June Reply

    Io adoro questo stile… mi piace da morire anche Beardsley, il soggetto del nuovo post.

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