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Chiaroscuro

I’ve seen faces pictured half in shadow and half in light, mysterious, ominous, unsettling, though not half as menacing as certain faces I see in real life, warm, smiling, inviting, but on which, in the full light of day, you can’t see the mind.

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Date: 12/11/2018 8:07:00 PM
This makes the thinker think, so thanks for the think, you thoughtful thinker.
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Bernard Chan
Date: 12/11/2018 8:36:00 PM
I try to think once in a while, but it doesn't always work :) Thank you, Caren. And I love your alliteration :)

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