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The Eighth Day

The Ninth Novell

STORYTELLER: LAURETTA
ARTWORK: THE DECAMERON OF PETRU RUSU
THE EIGHTH DAY, NINTH NOVELL
1985 HAND COLORED ETCHING
AQUATINTA AQUAFORTE 21X29 CM | 8½X11½ IN

Lauretta shows once again that she
believes in ironic retribution: she thinks

it’s okay if a person plays a deserved
trick on someone else. It’s also okay
to humiliate someone if they’re asking
for it. She wants to tell a story that

demonstrates this.

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