ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COINCIDENCE
To make this work of coincidental art you must first enter a room in which there is an empty plinth: a. Relax and hang your handbag on the chair. Look at the blue and red oil painting on the wall and be struck by the random arrangement it shares with the surrounding objects, including your handbag. Upon experiencing this coincidence, please

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note here the time 5:58 pm and date Sunday, 23.2.97 . This work
of coincidental art is now complete. To appreciate the probability of your handbag, and therefore your presence, taking part in this work of coincidental art, consult page 24. To find the meaning behind this mystery, and in particular its message to you, turn to page 162.

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– blue and red oil painting
– page 48
– chair
– empty plinth: a
– page 24
– page 162

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empty plinth: a
for missing pages 24 and 162

coincidence at 5:58 pm