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Weekly Contest #54
Left stroke here, then up and down and slowly...twirl. I sigh in relief having ultimately completed my masterpiece. However, the sight I take in is nothing short of a crime scene; chunky splatters of red merge as one with a sickly shade of green. It was hideous to say the least. A face! I was only but attempting to paint a simple yet beautiful face. In turn; some species of Ogre greets me with unsymmetrical and frankly quite lopsided features on the now ruined canvas. Why? Why did I struggle so much with something that came only so natural...
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