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On the bus ride from Wentzville, MO to New York City, Boone has a waking dream he’s traveled back in time, to 1793 Genoa, Italy, and watches an argument between thirteen-year-old violinist, Niccolò Paganini and ten-year-old Ambrozij Serafin Sinti.

An epic time travel adventure.

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An epic time travel adventure.

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