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Literature

The Tragedy

The artists have gathered at the museum They look at the painting of the smiling woman and grow bitter, because they fear they will newer reach its level of mastery It is the same with the paintings the Dutch psychonaut made The tollkeeper's works are treated differently Some even mock his lack of professional training Obnoxious and ignorant to their naiveté One of them looks into a mirror, and sees no reflection "We have become soulless!" He exclaims He holds a picture he drew himself into the mirror Only to find the glass reflect an empty piece of paper "Our art has become soulless as well!" But he is quickly hushed and comforted by his companions Surely, it must have been the mirror that has become soulless Not themselves In anger, they smash the mirror Its broken shards fall onto the ground For a moment they cheer and celebrate Until they realize the broken shards still bear no reflection Of themselves nor their art A machine is wheeled into the place where they have