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... o the shoe workshop, Melody explained her thoughts to Claude.

“The items made in the workshop are faithful to the opinions of the orderer, but in the end, the artisan’s skill dominates.”

Sitting across from her, Claude nodded with his gloved hand propping up his chin.

“What we want to know is the ‘orderer’s intention’ without the artisan’s skill added on top.”

“Ah.”

He let out a small exclamation as if realizing something, but didn’t stop her from speaking ...

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