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The Soft Machine: The Soft Machine (ABC)

Miles, International Times, 29 November 1968

SEVERAL exotic people were sitting on the floor at an Indica Gallery opening in 1966, the tall one with the Dr Strange cape was called Michael, he said: "We've asked William Burroughs if it was OK and he said 'I suppose it'll be alright' so we're going to call ourselves THE SOFT MACHINE."

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