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	<title>Ruination &#38; Despair</title>
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	<description>Archelaus takes a relentlessly upbeat look at operating a small greeting card business in Washington, DC.</description>
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		<title>Another fine merchant opts for Archelaus cards!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we shipped a second order received in response to our recent advertisement in Greetings etc. &#8212; this time from the Whale&#8217;s Tale gift shop in Cape May, New Jersey. A seaside resort at the extreme southern tip of the state, Cape May is known for its fine beaches, Victorian architecture, and migratory birds. These [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Hurlbutt revives a peculiar American folk song</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There was an old hen
&#160; &#160; And she had a wooden leg,
And every damned morning
&#160; &#160; She laid another egg;
She was the best damned chicken
&#160; &#160; On the whole damned farm &#8212;
And another little drink
&#160; &#160; Wouldn&#8217;t do us no harm.
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		<link>http://www.archelaus-cards.com/blog/2010/07/18/dr-hurlbutt-revives-a-peculiar-american-folk-song/</link>
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		<title>A first response to our peculiar advertisement!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we shipped an initial order of fine cards to Paper Gourmet in Auburn, Indiana. Apparently, having seen our advertisement in this summer&#8217;s Greetings etc., key decision makers were unable to restrain themselves from obtaining Archelaus cards for sale as soon as possible! This demonstrates a certain weakness of character that is greatly to be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.archelaus-cards.com/blog/2010/07/10/a-first-response-to-our-peculiar-advertisement/</link>
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		<title>Archelaus infiltrates Ohio!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During last week&#8217;s corporate retreat in Dayton, our crack sales team was dispatched to nearby Yellow Springs in the hope of selling cards there. With success! Sam &#038; Eddie&#8217;s Open Books at 232 Xenia Avenue agreed to carry our cards, and we shipped a substantial order to them soon after our return. I have finally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Egyptian mongoose spotted in the Midwest!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week Archelaus&#8217;s entire staff attended an orgiastic corporate retreat in Dayton, Ohio, all details of which must be suppressed to avoid criminal prosecution. While taking a break from the festivities, however, Customer Service Minion #3 snapped this quick photo of an Egyptian mongoose at the Dayton Art Institue. Crafted from bronze, the creature dates [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.archelaus-cards.com/blog/2010/07/07/egyptian-mongoose-spotted-in-the-midwest/</link>
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		<title>Does it pay to advertise? Archelaus means to find out!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This summer&#8217;s issue of the trade magazine Greetings etc. includes a special supplement on the 22nd Annual International Greeting Card Awards, or LOUIEs, which were presented in May. Only award winners and finalists were allowed to advertise in it, which this year, unaccountably, meant us! Despite the appalling expense, we ultimately decided to seize the [...]]]></description>
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