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Filthy PCs: The X-rated circus of horrors

Grotesque dust creatures and mummified frogs

Lester Haines

Fri 26 Nov 2010 // 12:54 UTC

...and more the set of Alien:

The PC's interior, caked in dust

Dust busting through case ventilation slots

More clogged vents inside PC

Huge blob of dust and filth

Quite remarkable.

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