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Mortal Coils Chapter 3 - The Tillotson Banquet, Part 2
In which an aged artist of fading vigour yet unquenchable spirit prepares for a banquet in a borrowed dress-suit, surrounded by the caprices and vanities of the art world, while youthful ambitions and rusty traditions mingle uneasily. The evening unfolds with ceremonious homage, poignant reminiscences of past glories and hardships, and a fragile dignity that haunts the gathering as much as it moves it.
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