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... the rich aroma of garlic and herbs fill our small kitchen. The steady bubbling matched the rhythm of Madison's pencil scratching against paper from her spot at the counter. She hunched over her new sketchbook, her hair falling in her face as she worked.

"The texture on these pencils is amazing." She held up one of her new art supplies, examining it in the afternoon light streaming through our window. "The shading comes out so smooth."

"Let me see what you're working on." I wiped ...

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