โ Scribed by Powers, Richard
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Composer Peter Els --the "Bioterrorist Bach"--Pays a final visit to the people he loves, those who shaped his musical journey and, through the help of his ex-wife, his daughter, and his longtime collaborator, he hatches a plan to turn his disastrous collision with Homeland Security into a work of art that will reawaken its audience to the sounds all around them.
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