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A 22-CENT PEN CRASHED THE SERVERS. Korea's default pen has cost pocket change since 1963. Then a ₩20,000 version dropped, and the official mall went down. This is the whole absurd story.
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ONE PEN, SIXTY YEARS. Why "153" hides three meanings, what the brass edition resells for, and where the ink lab is. Search "Monami" on epickor.com.Card 1 / 7
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A 22-CENT PEN CRASHED THE SERVERS
Korea's default pen has cost pocket change since 1963. Then a ₩20,000 version dropped, and the official mall went down. This is the whole absurd story.
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