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AMID a blaze of red and orange brushstrokes, a lone, bare-footed figure sits before an open window, clutching her head in her hands.
One foot is stuck out against the gaping emptiness beyond the windowsill and a large paint board balances in her lap, its heft weighing her down, preventing her from flying through the window into the red wash.
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