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A dark-skinned couple stands with arms intertwined against a silhouette of barren winter trees. Above, a full moon glows in the blue sky. The figures wear the costumes associated with Pierrot and Columbine, traditional characters from the comic theater called the commedia dell'arte. In the 1800s, the French masqueraded as these characters for yearly Carnival celebrations. Near the figures stands a plain, empty hut adorned only with a mask, a fence and a lighted street lamp--objects not usually found in a forest. A bank of mist or clouds hangs ...

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