Robyn Miller ‘Myst Soundtrack’ (Cyan, 1995)

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It’s the mid-1990s and my daughter and I are sitting with our noses practically rammed up against the screen of our Power Mac 5200

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Robyn Miller ‘Myst Soundtrack’ (Cyan, 1995)

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Robyn Miller ‘Myst Soundtrack’ (Cyan, 1995)

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