“I like the sketch,' I said. 'Why?' 'Because it looks just like my chair.' 'Is that the only reason?' 'It holds something,' I said. 'What?' 'Emotion.' 'Tell me,' Dante said. 'It's sad. It's sad and lonely.' 'Like you,' he said. I hated that he saw who I was. 'I'm not sad all the time,' I said.”
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
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