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Aphorisms and ImagesBill Yarrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175903825323129295noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340574261020790981.post-14921900396019417232014-03-24T22:40:00.001-05:002014-03-24T22:40:15.431-05:00The Shadow Knows<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Bill Yarrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175903825323129295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340574261020790981.post-13267305806700107972011-05-04T11:48:00.001-05:002011-09-23T13:00:32.020-05:00Noir Car<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IuIQAXv3trw/TcGDBPMAgVI/AAAAAAAASWI/8jKzHWTbAkM/s1600/Strange+Illusion+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IuIQAXv3trw/TcGDBPMAgVI/AAAAAAAASWI/8jKzHWTbAkM/s400/Strange+Illusion+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y8tscWkKayw/TM9uxf6KlzI/AAAAAAAAR7o/5PDLyI39iGY/s400/Woman+on+the+Run+100.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Bill Yarrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175903825323129295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340574261020790981.post-43154526366325085392010-08-16T07:12:00.002-05:002010-08-16T07:17:20.754-05:00Noir Ceiling<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y8tscWkKayw/TGksR1o1dTI/AAAAAAAAQIA/gS-z4-HTODM/s1600/The+Scar+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y8tscWkKayw/TGksR1o1dTI/AAAAAAAAQIA/gS-z4-HTODM/s400/The+Scar+3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Bill Yarrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175903825323129295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340574261020790981.post-71620538724849889042010-07-31T13:00:00.001-05:002010-07-31T13:01:24.881-05:00Noir Mirror<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y8tscWkKayw/TFRkRlTA1nI/AAAAAAAAQEs/cg-X9oRNRN0/s1600/St+Louis+Bank+Robbery+21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y8tscWkKayw/TFRkRlTA1nI/AAAAAAAAQEs/cg-X9oRNRN0/s400/St+Louis+Bank+Robbery+21.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Bill Yarrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175903825323129295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340574261020790981.post-84894229314851259502010-06-28T22:31:00.001-05:002010-06-28T22:34:38.804-05:00In the Noir Pool, There's No Lifeguard on Duty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y8tscWkKayw/TClprKr6C-I/AAAAAAAAO1A/BIH2XxXCYUI/s1600/Cat+People+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y8tscWkKayw/TClprKr6C-I/AAAAAAAAO1A/BIH2XxXCYUI/s400/Cat+People+5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Bill Yarrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175903825323129295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340574261020790981.post-62596201649787687652010-05-31T13:14:00.000-05:002010-05-31T13:14:19.900-05:00Archetypal Noir Topography: Man in the Foreground, Shadowy Woman Behind<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y8tscWkKayw/TAP8Y9zDasI/AAAAAAAAOkc/IdCWC0MRNU8/s1600/Shock+209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="304" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y8tscWkKayw/TAP8Y9zDasI/AAAAAAAAOkc/IdCWC0MRNU8/s400/Shock+209.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Bill Yarrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175903825323129295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340574261020790981.post-7567384654858936712010-05-20T11:16:00.001-05:002010-05-20T11:18:13.374-05:00Amorphous Shadow + Bandage + Raised Eyebrow = Noir<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y8tscWkKayw/S_VfTgmTvNI/AAAAAAAAOC4/tbJLPewkUVg/s1600/I+love+Trouble+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="303" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y8tscWkKayw/S_VfTgmTvNI/AAAAAAAAOC4/tbJLPewkUVg/s400/I+love+Trouble+4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Bill Yarrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175903825323129295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340574261020790981.post-53834303661600781702010-04-21T15:18:00.001-05:002010-06-28T19:16:16.001-05:00Exit, Pursued by Light<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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