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Well, it wasn't destroyed really. Whether intentional or not, the fact that it stopped halfway trough leaves a very symbolic work.

Had it actually shredded all the way trough and spit out 38 strips it wouldn't have been such an boost for the value.




Or had it been a cross cut shredder. :)


I'm not up on my Greek prefixes, but had the shreading completed it would become a 38-ptic, and you could fill a large sized wall with it. It wouldn't be as cool as stopped half way, but the halfway through image wouldn't be in people's minds to know what they were missing, either.




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