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The Red String (ISSN: 2164-7321) is an independent publication launched in September 2010 by Damola Mabogunje. If you subscribe today, you'll get full access to the website and email newsletters about new content when available. Your subscription makes this site possible and allows The Red String to continue to exist. To learn why Damola chose to start such a serial, check out this post, and to find out the origins of The Red String name check out this one.

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