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On Location for Alt.Cardiff2026
Cardiff Taff Embankment. All photos by @ichbinLloyd ©2026 Art of FACELESS
Alt.Cardiff2026

On Location for Alt.Cardiff2026

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A photo essay of the Cardiff locations Rwth and Rhiannon find themselves in during the first three episodes, serialised exclusively on Tumblr

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All episodes so far:

https://www.tumblr.com/altcardiff2026/806071445007597568/the-air-in-2026-tasted-different-to-rwth-it
https://www.tumblr.com/altcardiff2026/807346406091309056/the-hollow-circuit-grangetown-protocol
https://www.tumblr.com/altcardiff2026/808187189757378560/the-hollow-circuit-altcardiff2026
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a glitch network for lost players, stray signals, and those who refuse the main storyline
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