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A VISION OF THE FOUNTAIN by BRET HARTE

27 min • 25 juli 2025

A young American man visiting a nearly deserted old abbey in England decides to take a swim in a secluded but inviting pond filled with crumbling statues. Suddenly a young lady enters from a hidden path, and not knowing for sure what to do, and not wanting to frighten or embarrass her, he becomes a statue some distance away through the reeds. To his surprise, she pulls out her sketchbook...

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