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The Train to Lake Como, Sacral Agenesis, Dinner with the Indifferent Man, Accosting, Curse-Worthy Beauty, Harold and Maude, Aristotle v. Hume; Too Ugly to Fuck, The Doryphoros, The Owl in the Palm, The Man in the Bush, Like an Actual Woman, Suddenly Sexy, Longfellow, Piling Up the Good Qualities, A Touristic View No one else is paying attention. The train approaches the station at Varenna Esino. It is a small, regional train, headed north from Milan, its passengers whiling away the boredom of their daily commutes. A young man across the aisle gazes at the floor. A woman swaps her heels for a pair of sandals and reads. But I struggle to keep my composure. The mountains have slowly been gathering themselves up, out of the fields and above the rooftops. They are now so high and so close to the train. Without warning, the lake is upon us. I notice first a change in the light. The sun breaks freely on the water, drawing sharp silver lines along lapping waves. In the changing light, the face

Such Perfection June 1st, 2019 | Issue one hundred twenty-five CONFRONTING A BODY EXCLUDED FROM BEAUTY AMID ITALY’S NATURAL SPLENDOR DISCUSSED The Train to Lake Como, Sacral Agenesis, Dinner with the Indifferent Man, Accosting, Curse-Worthy Beauty, Harold and Maude, Aristotle v. Hume; Too Ugly to Fuck, The Doryphoros, The Owl in the Palm, The Man in the Bush, Like an Actual Woman, Suddenly Sexy, Longfellow, Piling Up the Good Qualities, A Touristic View by Chloé Cooper Jones Illustrations by Joe Gough Share Share via Facebook Share via Twitter Copy link to clipboard Share via text message Such

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