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Missing Matrix

Season 2 | Episode 3 | SBS | September 21, 2013

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This episode takes a look at the Missing Matrix, a high-rise building with private gardens and bridges in the heart of Seoul in South Korea.

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This episode takes a look at the Missing Matrix, a high-rise building with private gardens and bridges in the heart of Seoul in South Korea.

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