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Swiss pen and pencil maker Caran d’Ache is celebrating its 100th anniversary – swissinfo.ch takes a tour of the factory in Geneva. Besides wishing them well, we explore the relevance of writing and drawing in this digital age.

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Not content to mind her own business, Susan studied journalism in Boston so she’d have the perfect excuse to put herself in other people’s shoes and worlds. When not writing, she presents and produces podcasts and videos.

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