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Paper Trail

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The Don Hertzfeldt Collection • 01-Sep-2026

A life, seen only through paper.

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Photosensitive Epilepsy Warning (Flashing) - [Throughout]

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The Don Hertzfeldt Collection, Paper Trail, dark comedy, existentialism, absurd, surreal, experimental, minimalism, melancholy, dreamlike, growing up, childhood, nostalgia, playful, bleak, fast paced, mortality

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