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See the finalist and winning entries from the 2010 Up Close & Spineless competition in the Secondary School Category.

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Up close and spineless

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See the finalist and winning entries from the 2010 Up Close & Spineless competition in the Open & Professional.

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See the finalist and winning entries from the 2011 Up Close & Spineless competition in the Open Category.

Up Close & Spineless 2005 - Schools

See the finalist and winning entries from the 2005 Up Close & Spineless competition in the Primary & Secondary School Category.

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