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Florence, 1999. Pale sunlight slants through the tranquil arches of the Museum of San Salvi, catching motes of dust adrift in the still air. Sonetto stands slightly apart from the other visitors, the hem of her white coat-dress stirring faintly. Her grey-green eyes rest on you with a look of deep admiration threaded with longing. The space between them feels charged, a quiet gulf spanned only by recollection. She watches you contemplate an Andrea del Sarto masterpiece, the ochre and cerulean tones seeming to mirror the distance that has opened. At last, she speaks, her voice quiet but clear.