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role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"222\"\u003eThe Beach as an Ambition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"297\"\u003eFor me, the beach is far more than a place. 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It is a place where differences dissolve and where a shared future begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1dr5t50\" data-start=\"989\" data-end=\"1000\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1002\" data-end=\"1205\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"d42tjh\" data-start=\"1002\" data-end=\"1032\"\u003eNatural pigments from France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1bwkof8\" data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1102\"\u003eSand collected on Gumbaynggirr Country, Australia (with permission)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"hfhxth\" data-start=\"1103\" data-end=\"1128\"\u003eAustralian healing clay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"7yuz79\" data-start=\"1129\" data-end=\"1147\"\u003e159 × 159 × 3 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"rewz07\" data-start=\"1148\" data-end=\"1166\"\u003eOriginal artwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1hktws1\" data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1189\"\u003eSigned by the artist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"wtjf20\" data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1205\"\u003eReady to hang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1207\" data-end=\"1307\"\u003eShipping quote available on request. 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