Animalcules--tomorrow!

By tsmith on March 8, 2006.

Forgot to mention this earlier, so maybe I'll hold off on posting it until tomorrow afternoon to give people a chance to send entries. The third edition of Animalcules is supposed to go live tomorrow, so send me your links ASAP.

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