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Strange path (The)

The Strange Path front cover. Two women appear facing the reader, to the right of the image. One, a blonde with long, curly hair wearing a light-blue negligee, is sitting on a bed, legs folded under her body as she gazes at the reader with half-shut eyes and mouth slightly open. Her right-hand plays with a lock of her hair over her chest, the weight of her body on her stretched left arm. The left strap of her negligee hangs over her elbow. The other woman, a brunette with short hair, stands behind her, to the right of the image and facing the reader at a three-quarter angle towards the left. She is dressed in a blue cardigan and what seem to be black pants. Her head is upright, and her gaze is directed downward toward the blonde as she rests her right hand on the blonde's right shoulder. Her left fingers touch the blonde's left shoulder. On the wall behind them, the lights and shadows of window panes are cast, as well as their own shadows, and the light reflected seems like that of morning sunshine.

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The Corruption of Innocence front cover. A redhead is sitting on a black leather executive chair in the center of the image. Her hair is long and loose, and she has bangs above her eyebrows. She is sitting on her left leg, which folds fully under her body and towards her right. Her right leg is above it, folded in the same direction; the top of her bare foot can be seen facing the reader. She is is slightly leaned over, placing her weight on her extended left arm and her hand, which is supported on the seat of the chair. Her right arm is bent at the elbow and her palm faces her, to the side of her face and in her hair. She looks straight at the reader with her head tilted forward and to her right, her eyes open, and a smile on her lips. She is wearing a white brassiere whose left strap hangs over her elbow, and what appears to be a white slip pulled up to reveal her thighs, knees, and right calf. The seat looks to be close to the floor. There is light on her, coming from the left of the reader, and it is also seen reflected behind her. Everything else is dark and merging with a black background.

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