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May 2017
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Escape Velocity: Jack Parsons and the Ne...

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Jack Parsons wanted to break free, from both the limits of Earth and the boundaries of traditional early 20th century American thought. He devoted his short life to the scientific pursuit of rocket engineering and the occult exploration of magick. As such 
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