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"You know that moment in 'The Matrix' when Neo takes the red pill and is plunged into the real world?..." — Libba Bray
You know that moment in 'The Matrix' when Neo takes the red pill and is plunged into the real world? That's what it felt like when I first read 'Watchmen' - like someone was taking a can opener to my head to make room for Moore's audacious brilliance.
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