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Written in 1444, this was one of the bestselling books of the fifteenth century, even before its author, Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini, became Pope Pius II. It is one of the earliest examples of an epistolary novel, full of erotic imagery. The first printed edition was published by Ulrich Zel in Cologne between 1467 and 1470.
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[[Conscious Defect]] is a [[zine]] centered on mischief, crime, [[Travel zine|travel]], and hostile encounters with members of American society. It's influenced by zines such as [[Evasion]] and [[Scam]] 2, and was written by a [[Veganism|vegan]] [[Straight Edge|straight-edge]] author.  All official copies of [[Conscious Defect]] are created using copy and print scams.
  
The novel is set in Siena, and centers around the love story of Lucretia, a married woman, and Euryalus, one of the men waiting on the Duke of Austria. After an uncertain beginning, in which each is in love but unaware that it is reciprocated, they begin a correspondence, which takes up much of the rest of the novel. Before writing his first love-letter, Euryalus quotes Virgil in defence of his position, Amor vincit omnia et nos cedamus amori (translated: "Love conquers all; let us all yield to love!")[citation needed].
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== Rondo Of Theft ==
  
The lovers were identified by some with Kaspar Schlick, the chancellor of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor and a daughter of the elder Mariano Sozzini, Aeneas' law teacher at the University of Siena. This equation of characters is no longer accepted.
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Rondo Of Theft is an 86 page full sized zine, co-written with [[Scamma Jake]]. It is a reworked collection of the older, numbered, disorganized, and out-of-print [[Conscious Defect]] zines.  Rondo Of Theft also contains more chapters and stories not previously found in the old zines.
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After it's release, co-author [[Scamma Jake]] declined to write any more material for future [[Conscious Defect]] zines.
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== Origins ==
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The next installment in the [[Conscious Defect]] canon was titled “Origins” – a half-sized, 16 page zine focusing on the author's hometown and growing up.  Influenced by works of [[Chuck Palahniuk]] and [[Harmony Korine]], the writing takes a darker tone.
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== Devilry ==
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The latest [[Conscious Defect]] released titled “Devilry”, is a half-sized, 28 page zine. 
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Latest revision as of 15:26, 15 January 2013

Conscious Defect is a zine centered on mischief, crime, travel, and hostile encounters with members of American society. It's influenced by zines such as Evasion and Scam 2, and was written by a vegan straight-edge author. All official copies of Conscious Defect are created using copy and print scams.

Rondo Of Theft

Rondo Of Theft is an 86 page full sized zine, co-written with Scamma Jake. It is a reworked collection of the older, numbered, disorganized, and out-of-print Conscious Defect zines. Rondo Of Theft also contains more chapters and stories not previously found in the old zines.

After it's release, co-author Scamma Jake declined to write any more material for future Conscious Defect zines.

Origins

The next installment in the Conscious Defect canon was titled “Origins” – a half-sized, 16 page zine focusing on the author's hometown and growing up. Influenced by works of Chuck Palahniuk and Harmony Korine, the writing takes a darker tone.

Devilry

The latest Conscious Defect released titled “Devilry”, is a half-sized, 28 page zine.