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"Observations, feelings and expressions all run through my works. The observations here include having a great month in Phuket and watching the sea every day at sunset. As for the feelings, these include sensations like the wind and the waves, but also the people around me and feeling happy in myself.
This story is from the August 2023 edition of ImagineFX.
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