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From ROBERT ELISCU

Regarding the recent changes in Â鶹´«Ã½, I can only say that any
change which eliminates Ariadne is most definitely a change for the worse.
For all the years I have been a subscriber to your magazine, her page has
been the one I have saved for last, as one eats an exquisite dessert after
a fine meal. I also mourned the passing of Albert (or was it Alfred?) the
experimental rat.

I can understand you wanting to improve the layout of the magazine,
however the recent changes in layout seem to have made things worse. It
now appears unclear whether a title announces a new piece, or whether it
is only a sub-heading to one introduced several pages earlier. To find an
example of how clear and inviting an excellent layout can be, you need only
browse through your own Â鶹´«Ã½ archives from several years back.
It had a much cosier look in those days. Recent issues appear rather cold
and uninviting: a great pity.

I have nothing against change as long as it is for a good reason. Change
for the sake of change, however, is nonsense and brings no advantage. If
I were you, I would get on the next plane to Naxos as soon as I could, and,
on my knees, beg Ariadne to return.

Robert Eliscu Ta Zaandam, The Netherlands