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Mar 20, 2006 6:01 PM

Shakespeare Sonnet, Code-Style

Digg has exposed a funny bit of creative writing and/or creative coding: Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 rendered as ActionScript.

Digg has exposed a funny bit of creative writing and/or creative coding: Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 rendered as ActionScript.

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