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Dust settled on mahogany,
seeing the haze it was wiped clean. A visitor sat down a mug that left a ring on the rich wood; the wet broke through the dark finish. A finisher did the restore and the table looked as before adding richness to the décor. Carving upon a dinner plate the blade slipped and took out a chip of wood from the shiny surface. The finisher repaired the space but looking close there was a trace -- The next day the cat misbehaved and jumped upon the tabletop; curious about the nice bowl she saw resting in the center. Shooed away her back paws engraved ridges into the cared for spot. The finisher, this time, forgot awaiting more damage or not. A child wrote on a single sheet pressing hard the table was marred. A cigarette in an ashtray was left unattended to burn and fell leaving a tar filled mar; the mar a scar that time would wear. Cranberry juice found the white chair staining the cushion sitting there. The finisher came to the house, upholstery and surface done looking like new reflecting sun. The owner knew it wasn’t true not like before … it wouldn’t do. Dust settled upon a table, mahogany buried undone -- looking dull sitting in the sun.
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