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Genre: Historical Fiction circa 1968
Word Count: 100
BORROWED TIME
“You stole my art,” screamed Valerie. “You scum!”
The gun’s blast resounded in Andy’s ears.
Somewhere the Beatles sang, “We all live in a yellow submarine…”
Voices floated from the bedside television and pop art faces hovered around him.
Life mimics art.
“He had too much control over my life.” Valerie Solanas glared into the cameras.
Everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes.
“Nine of Mr. Warhol’s organs were injured,” said Dr. Rossi. “Heart massage…”
Am I really alive?
Mama prayed, “Please save my son.”
I’m dead.
“Senator Robert Kennedy has been shot,” said the newscaster.
Life is a dream.
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Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple 
I like the tone and the staccato sentences of this one, Rochelle. It’s how the memories of the shot man who’s passing in and out of consciousness would be. Nicely done.
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Dear Varad,
I’m pleased that my story rang true for you. Thank you for your lovely comment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Very dramatic, traumatic, and tragic. Very well written, too, dear Rochelle.
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Dear Neel,
Mr. Warhol was a fascinating individual. Thank you for such a wonderful comment, my friend. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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The fragmentation is great, Rochelle. Well done
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Thank you so much, Neil. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Ah, the things people do, because of the things that people believe.
And we can’t do anything about them, until after the fact.
He always seemed like such a nice boy – so quiet and well-mannered. 😯
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Dear Archon,
And who else could make the Campbell’s soup can an art form? Thank you for the fun comment. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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This is kind of trippy. I can almost see psychedelics. 😀
Enjoyed this story. The tone is spot on for the time.
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Dear Tanille,
Trippy? I like it. 😀 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I had forgotten that Warhol got shot.
But not Kennedy or, much later, John Lennon.
I like that you structured your story in pop art style.
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Dear CE,
The fact that Robert Kennedy was assassinated only two days afterward eclipsed Warhol’s shooting. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I didn’t know Andy Warhol was shot so this was an informative piece. The staccato, fragmented delivery was perfect, representing the nightmare, feverish qualities of post-traumatic shock. Well done,Rochelle.
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Dear Sandra,
Until I started following the research trail, I didn’t remember the shooting. But then two days later Robert Kennedy’s assassination took the media forefront. Thank you for your kind words re the story itself. It means a lot.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A good story and well written with the dialogue given as a man passing in and out of consciousness. It’s effective, Rochelle. I remember Andy Warhol but not the shooting. Thanks for the article. —- Suzanne
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Dear Suzanne,
I didn’t recall the shooting either. Robert Kennedy’s assassination two days later took the forefront, didn’t it? Thank you re my story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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This is so fun to read!
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Thank you so mucn, Skye.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Clever, believable writing. Well done.
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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Thank you, Susan. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I love the structure of the story, particularly the little quotes, it works so well with the subject matter. Andy was a very interesting person and artist.
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Dear Trent,
Andy was definitely a unique individual who revolutionized the art world. Thank you re my story. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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The style, disjointed, is to prose, as modern art is to what I consider “art”.
Is this saying Andy Warhol and Senator Kennedy were killed about the same time?
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Dear Frances,
The style is disjointed because it’s supposed to be Andy’s thoughts as he’s drifting in and out of consciousness. He did survive the shooting while Senator Kennedy, shot two days later, did not. Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment, my friend.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Love this. I remember seeing I Shot Andy Warhol several years ago at an art house theater. You capture it well.
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Thank you so much, Josh. You made me grin. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Well thought out and written. I remember the shootings but did not realize they were two days apart. Well done.
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Dear Jan,
You’re one up on me. I really don’t remember the shooting of Andy Warhol. I most certainly remember Kennedy. Thanks, m’luv. 😀
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The style in which you have written this story seems perfect for the period, just as, in the 60s zeitgeist, the shooting itself could be viewed as an artistic act.
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Dear Penny,
Mr. Warhol did make his scars an artistic expression. Thank you for your kind words. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
I love how you did this! It’s how I imagine you have that whole “life flashing before your eyes” thing at a time like this. To think he survived that and died 15 years later… but because of it.
Brava!
Shalom and lotsa love,
Dale
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Dear Dale,
Sadly he was even more mental afterward than he was before. Glad you liked my story and took the time to say so. Thank you my friend. ❤ 😉
Shalom and lotsa hugs,
Rochelle
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He was – ahh – different. That’s for sure!
😉 ❤
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Love Warhol! When he died, I was in high school, and in tribute I made a larger than life paper mache monstrosity of a Minty green ice cream cone. It was disgusting and horrible… my art teacher loved it, and it won first place in that year’s art show. Warhol’s art is cool! I love to look at it. It’s just not my personal genre. The minty green icecream cone became a hood ornament for a parade float and then tossed on the trash heap where it belonged.
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I meant when he was shot I was in high school… got dates of shot and died mixed up.
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Dear Bear,
I would’ve though you’d have been in high school when he died in 1987. I was in junior high when he was shot in 1968. I think I’m older than you. 😉 No matter. I think you might be too hard on yourself on the minty green ice cream cone. It sounds like it was quite the hit. Thank you for reading and commenting. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I was a Junior in High School in 1987. I had enough credits to graduate, but because of years of surgeries and shuttling from one foster to the other, I didn’t have enough time in a seat… so I had to stay a year with 8 studyhalls in a row… Thank the powers that be that let me cross the street to the college and take a few gen eds.
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Very nicely done, Rochelle 🙂 And very informative too.
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Thank you Maria. 😉 Always happy to inform.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Interesting to see your reaction to Dale’s photo, Rochelle. Yes in the blink of an eye.
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Dear Ted,
I couldn’t help but see Warhol in that statue. 😀 In the blink of an eye? Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I was watching television late one night and saw Robert Kennedy in the kitchen of the hotel when he was shot. In the blink of an eye he was gone. Same with Lee Harvey.
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Ah Bach! Thank you for the explanation. 😀
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Your posts are often educational. A couple of weeks ago, inspired by your story, I read all about Alfalfa. When my roommate got home, “Did you know Alfalfa…?” “How do you know so much about Alfalfa?” This week it’s Warhol. Outside of the Campbell’s Soup painting, I didn’t know that much about him. Now, I know he has a really long Wikipedia page.
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Dear Nobbin,
Your comments make me smile. Glad to have sent you on the research trail. 😉 Welcome to my world. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I’m glad I could make you smile. The research trail is a well-beaten path in my world as well.
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I loved how you grabbed a slice of recent history and brought it alive.
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Many thanks, Mike.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I didn’t know that Andy Warhol was shot. Very fine piece, Rochelle. I was engrossed from beginning to end.
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Dear Adele,
I’m pleased I had your attention. 😀 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Interesting story~thanks for the history. Having just briefly read something about Valerie Solanas, I now know that she was an entitled radical hag, who considered men scum. Warhol was a confusing combination of hippie counter culture favorite and supposedly clean cut Catholic gentleman who accompanied his mother to Mass at St. Agnes’ Cathedral every day of the weak. Such a collection of characters could only have existed in the ’60’s~
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Dear Larry,
Andy’s moral fiber was questionable. Nonetheless he did revolutionize the art world. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Yes he was ~believable, considering the crowd he hung with~more than a smidge short of clean cut, though he was talented
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Hi Rochelle, as usual, I learned something new. I really enjoyed reading this story.
Shalom,
Deborah
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Thank you, Deborah. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A different style, but as usual expertly done. The 60s were such a decade of turmoil, no wonder they are constantly revisited by writers of all kinds.
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Dear Iain,
There’s a humorous saying that goes, “If you remember the 60’s you weren’t there.” Untrue. I was a youngster in the 60’s. I remember them. Strange times, those. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Well, associations are free. … 😉
Not sure how this went where it went, but I’m glad it did – this was excellently told, my friend!
Love the tone, the pace, the visuals, the reality of it.
Left mine with the froggy. Copied here:
https://naamayehuda.com/2019/07/10/relativity/
Na’ama
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Na’ama Y’karah,
Being in a semi conscious state helps the writing. 😉 Thank you for a wonderful comment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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LOL. Yep.
Though some of the things I’d written while in semi-conscious state (of sort), I am not necessarily brave enough to share … 😉
You courageous gal, you!
Hugs!
Na’ama
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Actually some might say I exist in a semi-conscious state. 😉
Hugs back.
Rochelle
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Ha ha! Well, perhaps your semi-conscious is my generally-a-little-weird-state 😉 Keeps them muse bubbles floating, that’s for sure! LOL
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Truth is stranger than fiction every time. I just read the details of what led up to the shooting and the lingering aftermath. So disturbing! Good writing on the event, Rochelle.
Sincerely,
Lisa
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Dear Lisa,
The whole affair was very disturbing involving some highly disturbed people. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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You are welcome 🙂
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It is abominable if someone tries to control another person’s life. The actress must be miserable to have taken the ultimate step. Where does Robert Kennedy fit in?
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Dear Abhijit,
Andy Warhol didn’t actually control Ms. Solanas’ life. It was her twisted perception. Robert Kennedy was assassinated two days after Warhol was shot. As he drifts in and out of consciousness, Andy catches the news on the hospital room television. At any rate, thank you for reading.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you for explaining.
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You’re very welcome. 😀
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I didn’t know he had been shot. She wasn’t quite “all there” looking at the Wiki article.
I like the structure of your story this week.
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Dear Ali,
Her little train had definitely been derailed. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear “Sparky” Alma Edison W(T)F,
Perhaps you’d better wear a kevlar vest at your next art show. I can just hear some crazed nut screaming, “Her paintings of wine glasses turned me into an alcoholic!”
Perhaps your name this week should have been Amy Winehol
Cheers,
Chairman of the Bored
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Dear Chairman of the Bored,
I will take your suggestions into consideration. If my next show is anything like the last one, I’ll need more protection from wind and rain. Amy Winehol. I like it. A good vintage feel to it. 😉
Shalom,
“Sparky” Alma Edison Amy Winehol W(T)F
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There’s nothing I can add to the comments above all of which echo my thoughts having read your brilliantly written piece. Excellent Rochelle.
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What a nice thing to say, Keith. Thank you very much
Shalom,
Rochelle
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An interesting take on the prompt.
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Thank you, Bernadette.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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The 60s seemed to be a time of assassinations or attempted assassinations of celebrities. We don’t have that anymore, but now we just have anonymous mass shootings. Interesting take on the prompt and I like your style of writing this one, mixing the quotes with the writing.
-David
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Dear David,
Sadly, I agree with you. Why do nutcases feel they have to take crowds with them when they commit suicide? It’s gotten to where a person’s afraid to turn on the news. Thank you re my story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Great lesson in this; never tamper with other people’s creative art.
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Dear James,
I’m not so sure he did tamper with her art. Although he did misplace her script. Thanks reading and taking the time to comment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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What did he do to deserve all that? Nice one, Rochelle – good to be back!
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Dear Liz,
I’m not sure he actually did anything to deserve being shot. Thank you. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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That takes us all back a bit. Weird fella but what an impact he had!
(A bowl of tomato soup for me, please.)
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Dear Patrick,
He was different. I’m always happy to guide tour groups down memory lane. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Querida Rochelle,
A powerful moment in history brought back to us by your expert writing.
The insanity of an artist creating works we wonder about but that endured.
A uniquely great artist has a mind of irregular shapes.
Abrazos y Carino,
Isadora 😎
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Querida Isadora,
My jury is still out as to whether or not Andy Warhol was a great artist or not. Nonetheless he certainly revolutionized the form. We do know that the mind of the artist is different than the rest of the herd ¿De veres? 😉
So good to see you back.
Shalom y cariño,
Rochelle
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Querida Rochelle,
He was very out-on-the-edge in his artwork. He created a super branding with his odd mannerisms coupled with his bizarre mode of dress and hair. It could just be what a successful artists need to do. Quien sabe?
Si, la mente estaba llena de tristesa y mala salud en la casa. Gracias, mi amiga.
Isadora 😎
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Entiendo. Abrazos mi amiga. Estoy rezando por buen salud y feliz.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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🙏🏻 😎
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Cool story. Love these micro-history lessons.
Shalom,
Ronda
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Many thanks for your kind words, Ronda. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A sad time in history, but I love the creative way you structured this piece!
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Thank you for such a nice comment/compliment, Brenda.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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mr. warhol wasn’t perfect. after being shot, he survived another 19 years to make things right. i hope he did.
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Dear Plaridel,
I don’t know that he ever made things ‘right.’ if it was even possible to make it so. Thank you for reading and commenting.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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What a great piece, the writing is perfect for the feel of that time. I hadn’t known that he had been shot either.
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Dear Gabi,
I didn’t know about the shooting either until I followed the threads. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Very sad but crafted very well Rochelle.
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Thank you so much, LIsa.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Wow, this was brilliantly told, the swinging of thought, hearing and dying. Clever, Rochelle
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Thank you very much, Laurie for such a lovely comment. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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What a psychedelic trip you’ve taken us on, Rochelle. 😉 The last line sums it all up perfectly!
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Dear Mags,
Happy to be your tour guide. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Always a pleasure traveling with you. 🙂
Shalom,
Mags
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The was so different and very amazing! Wonderful!
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Thank you for a lovely comment, Sascha. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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