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The Basting Spoon Maestro

Her apron, a contemporary artwork of burnt umbers and raw siennas - dripping like happy tears, this, her tailcoat tux - a conductor with a basting spoon... Culinary command of pot and kettle, and the exquisite coordination of assistants and annoyances, as the "baton" tapped for corrective attention, "pianissimo"! The spoon rested to a sitting ovation - while the maestro smiled...

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