Word: narcissuses
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...pressure was building up inside him, but Frederick, surrounded by stony nudes, had still not found the proper receptacle. Then, at last, he spotted Narcissus, fetchingly bent over a mirror designed to represent a pool of water...
Deep in the lower galleries of the Uffizi, a marble statue of Narcissus gazed into his mirrored pool. The statue was one of the museum’s minor treasures. Not only was the life-sized figure exquisitely carved; curators also pointed out that its bent-over posture marked a startlingly original advance in Renaissance composition...
...thoroughly cleaned and restored, Narcissus waited among the other stone figures. The room was organized thematically: “Greek Statuary—Males—Nude.” It was a quiet gallery, where few tourists visited, despite the impressive dimensions of musculature on display...
...this afternoon Narcissus was going to have a visitor. The panicked sounds of Frederick Fabreigh’s footsteps were rapidly approaching the room...
...next gallery, two American tourists paused to gawk at Frederick through the open doorway. Frederick’s pasty body jerked against the marble form of Narcissus. Frederick was making a high-pitched, keening sound. Narcissus regarded his reflection complacently...