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Getting to this later than I wanted, and it's a rich and evocative piece. Some of my favorite lines:

"It had a beauty that was deliberate but not artificial." <IMAGINE IF WE SAID THIS ABOUT A PERSON>

"My thankfulness had a bitter lining. Maybe the other way round, my bitterness had a thankful shadow." <LOVE HOW YOU HAVE FRAMED PERSPECTIVE>

and lastly,

"Or finally, it might not be a quest, but an obsession.' <IMPORTANT FOR US TO DIFFERENTIATE THAT IN SO MANY WAYS>

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Thanks a lot, Jill, the phrases you picked up were also key for me in writing this piece. I still remember that bouquet, after 20 years.

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