The Art Of Living
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Rafael, a 25 year old artist, writes, in what he considers to be the climax of his life, a book dedicated to his long-term girlfriend, the canadian-born Alexa Young. In it, he tells all about his adolescence, including his moving to the capital, finding love, becoming an adult and the existential crisis related to it.
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