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Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ANNA cocks her head to the side as she admires the painting in front of her. when they say a picture is worth a thousands words, it only rings truer for the images caught on canvas. growing up, anna felt she could tell whole stories based on only a singular painting, and it couldnāt be chalked up purely to her imagination. art had itās way of moving people. it was powerful, and emotions like the pain of sadness were the most powerful.Ā ā tragedy, ā she answered the question simply, her eyes never leaving the canvas.Ā ā itās something everyone can relate to. and⦠it inspires something to overcome. triumph, well⦠triumph is the ending of a battle, when tragedy is the beginning. thereās somewhere to go. ā she couldnāt speak much to the story of mary madalene, not having grown up in the most religious household. best she knew was from her college classes, as religion was on of the major inspirations of classic works of art.Ā ā i donāt think it entire discredits all sheās done, though. it think surviving grief, sorrow, is one of the greatest things. she didnāt let it bring her down. she suffered through it and made it to the other side⦠ā finally, she glanced at the art dealer. ā right? ā
Ā Ā Ā š š«ššš¢šš¢šššš¢šØš§ Ā š°š«š¢šš¬ Ā š”šš« Ā šš”šš¬š”š¢š«š Ā š¬š¦š¢š„šĀ ontoĀ anĀ otherwiseĀ vacantĀ countenance,Ā kindlesĀ aĀ flareĀ inĀ herĀ eyeĀ likeĀ aĀ firecrackerĀ setĀ off.Ā annaāsĀ answerĀ isĀ suppliedĀ withĀ aĀ surenessĀ thatĀ doesĀ notĀ bend,Ā doesĀ notĀ break.Ā muchĀ likeĀ her.Ā sheĀ isĀ againĀ solicitedĀ toĀ recall,Ā withĀ noĀ lessĀ thanĀ aĀ greatĀ measureĀ ofĀ fondness,Ā uponĀ theirĀ veryĀ firstĀ encounterĀ inĀ thisĀ gallery,Ā atĀ aĀ functionĀ neitherĀ ofĀ themĀ hadĀ beenĀ particularlyĀ inclinedĀ toĀ attend.Ā itādĀ beenĀ butĀ aĀ littleĀ waysĀ offĀ fromĀ whereĀ theyĀ nowĀ adjourn,Ā keepingĀ faithĀ withĀ whatĀ aĀ halfĀ yearāsĀ endeavourĀ ofĀ like - mindedĀ reparteeĀ hasĀ procuredĀ betweenĀ women.Ā andĀ itāsĀ onlyĀ inĀ anĀ individualĀ possessingĀ anĀ agencyĀ andĀ dispositionĀ soĀ detractedĀ fromĀ hersĀ thatĀ sheĀ trulyĀ findsĀ solace.Ā or,Ā inĀ theĀ veryĀ least,Ā anĀ imitationĀ ofĀ it.Ā bellaĀ rarelyĀ findsĀ causeĀ toĀ dwellĀ onĀ itĀ inĀ annaāsĀ company.Ā Ā Ā `Ā Ā indeed.Ā aĀ balanceĀ mustĀ beĀ struckĀ andĀ kept,Ā scalesĀ weighedĀ downĀ inĀ equalĀ measureĀ Ā ---Ā Ā withoutĀ theĀ stingĀ ofĀ tragedy,Ā weĀ tendĀ veryĀ muchĀ toĀ stagnate.Ā Ā `Ā Ā Ā weĀ wouldĀ know,Ā youĀ andĀ i.Ā iĀ haveĀ learnedĀ muchĀ fromĀ you,Ā asĀ iĀ hopeĀ youĀ haveĀ fromĀ me.
Ā Ā Ā Ā `Ā Ā quiteĀ right,Ā madam.Ā theĀ madeleineĀ was,Ā inĀ herĀ ownĀ right,Ā anĀ emblemĀ ofĀ fortitude.Ā someĀ haveĀ evenĀ positedĀ that,Ā shouldĀ herĀ steelĀ andĀ willĀ haveĀ savedĀ herĀ inĀ theĀ end,Ā sheĀ wouldĀ haveĀ livedĀ forever.Ā Ā `Ā Ā Ā bellaĀ inclinesĀ herĀ head,Ā dismissingĀ theĀ purveyor,Ā andĀ makesĀ toĀ steerĀ themĀ onĀ alongĀ theĀ straitĀ ofĀ artwork.Ā Ā Ā `Ā Ā my,Ā my.Ā iĀ takeĀ itĀ thisĀ openingĀ hasĀ beenĀ considerablyĀ moreĀ suitedĀ toĀ yourĀ motivationsĀ Ā ?Ā Ā anythingĀ findĀ yourĀ fancyĀ Ā ?Ā Ā `









