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29 January, 2026

5 Frames served with Caffenol – a Smena Symbol in Padua.

By Daniele Rostellato

29 January, 2026

/ Smena Symbol, /

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David Brancaleone on 5 Frames served with Caffenol – a Smena Symbol in Padua.
Daniele, «complimenti!» What a special piece of writing, and very nice English. I am Italian too, but will refrain from…
Ralph Turner on 5 Frames served with Caffenol – a Smena Symbol in Padua.
An enjoyable read, Daniele. I feel like I could have written parts of this myself. I can identify with having…
Paul Quellin on 5 Frames served with Caffenol – a Smena Symbol in Padua.
I enjoyed this Daniele and it made me think that perhaps there is a challenge here for us to go…

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