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We walked together toward the stone steps “Why the Jefferson Meton Monument?”

He shook his head with confidence “One reason—the quiet”

He was right There was no one else here

He took the steps and I followed after hi to pick up on every detail of why this place was special to hi to ih-end dinner reservations

“Everyone thinks Lincoln is the place you want to go if you need to think If you need the wisdoes and adversity That’s where people go to wade through their moral conscience”

“It’s not the right one?” I questioned

“No Lincoln’s sculpture mastered that on its own If you look at him, he is already posed to think for you To take dilemmas of morality from you This one … this one is different”

I spun slowly oninside “And this is where you come to think?”

“Maybe” He smirked

“I like it It’s really beautiful” I s on the wall that was inscribed with Jefferson’s quotes The carvings stretched several feet above my head

There was a ro the walls, absorbing the words

“I thought with your appreciation for law it ful to you”

I whipped around “You did?”

“Aren’t you the girl who’s going to change the world around here?”

I closed irl who used to think that”