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The artwork has been criticized for displaying quotes by the famous author in a random and not always understandable way. Per JĂŠger, project leader since 2006, replied that it was among the most accessible works of art in Norway, and that ordinary people had been asked to pick some of the quotes. He
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The text consistently displays typographical errors, such as using hyphens for rules, and underlinings for italics or emphatic spacing; and there are regular spelling mistakes, such as âVilejlĂžstâ for âviljelĂžstâ. The workâs title âIbsen Sitatâ, a separated composite, is ungrammatical.
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