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The Woefully Stylish Chamois
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AI-generated painting and story
The story
The chamois had been waiting for the appointment for three weeks. It adjusted its spectacles and checked the silver wristwatch on its left foreleg. The secretary had assured him the stylist understood alpine silhouettes. He exhaled a thin plume of smoke and stared at the receptionist's diploma, which hung slightly crooked. Somewhere in the back, a hairdryer coughed to life. He remained perfectly still, contemplating the geometry of his own jawline, and wondered if woe was a shade or a texture.
The brief
A chamois stands in profile against an olive-green wall, wearing a charcoal wool coat and tortoiseshell spectacles. It holds a cigarette holder between its front hooves. Grey afternoon light falls from a single window, illuminating dust motes and the chamois's polished black oxfords.
The painting and the story were written from this same scene, so the two describe one moment.
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