"It's a tabula rasa when you start in countries that have not been capitalist, " says Cloherty.

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The term Blank Slate comes from a translation of the medieval Latin tabula rasa, implying a smooth tablet or a mind unmarked by experience.

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Shroud of the Avatar is being created by a company called Portalarium that Mr Garriott set up after the failure of an online game called Tabula Rasa that he helped to develop.

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"Tabula rasa, " in the Latin expression: blank slate.

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Tabula rasa, all to the good.

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