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Tomura: No matter what shape a piano might be in, there is always hope. There is always hope, always potential — even in a long abandoned piano, cast aside in the conditions.

Mr Akins: The piano exists on behalf of the person playing it.

Tomura: It doesn't hurt so much to lose out on things if you never hoped for them in the first place. What really hurts is having things right there in front of you, and wanting them, and not being able to reach them.

Tomura: I wasn’t going to give up. But I knew full well that not giving up didn’t necessarily mean you would succeed.

Tomura: Garnering praise shouldn't be the main goal when you play the piano.

Narrator: Hammers made from sheep's wool, striking strings of steel. And that becomes music.

This is a collection of 7 short stories by Jackson.

Stories contained:
• “The Lottery”
• “Flowers Garden”
• “Come Dance with Me in Ireland”
• “Men with Their Big Shoes”
• “Trial by Combat”
• “Pillar of Salt”
• “Like My Mother Used to Make”

“Pianos want to be played. They are always open — to people and to music.”

Happy Jólabókaflóð!