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, now based in

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, East London), who at the time was taking a Masters course at the Royal Academy of London and made it as part of a school project. She put the finished work on eBay where it unexpectedly gained much attention. At the end of 2012, the fox quickly became an

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in Russia. It has since been edited into famous paintings, photographs, videos, and other visual media.

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