This might sound familiar: In Domain*, school officials created nonsensical conflicts by placing labels on science textbooks... but to whose benefit?
Note: (*) Domain is a fictional, "furry" world, created by Bill Holbrook for one of my favorite webcomics, Kevin and Kell.
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