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Simulacra Snuffed Out



I finished it! After three weeks, I finally managed to finish Simulation and Simulacra. It's 165 pages......and, as the pictures reveal, I spent some time trying to wade through it.

The colored tabs represent different ideas and quotes that I found worthwhile, a lot of which will end up in Press Start.



I'm pretty excited. Oh! My thumb is visible! Go thumb!
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