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Invoking his desire to exist

ALBERT'S QUIET QUEST Publication and the insectThere are so many distractions in Albert's Mile End neighborhood, what's a book loving introvert to do? Desperate for a quiet place to read, Albert storms out to the alley behind his house where his friends and neighbors often meet to play. Lucky him not only is no one around today, but he finds an old painting of a beach scene that someone's left for the trash. The painting sparks Albert's imagination, spurring him on a zen like quest for a quiet