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The horse that got away
Old memories linger in old places.
This story is part of The Sprawl's edition on Calgary's shifting civic identity. We're asking: What is authentic about this place? What is contrived? Where is the line between the two? Sign up for our weekend newsletter to follow along.
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Sam Hester is a Calgary-based graphic recorder and longtime indie comics creator. Her recent TED Talk, How Comic Strips Create Better Health Care, has been viewed more than a million times.
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