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A young law student is jolted awake preparing for a corps duel and stumbles on a tiny lacquer shoe left in the corridor, an encounter that sparks a flood of daydreams about actresses and the theater. The narrative contrasts the regimented, combative world of student ritual with the seductive, emotive realm of stage life, alternating immediate campus episodes with evocative portraits of performers and recalled stage scenes. It traces youthful longing and artistic awakening while examining the social and emotional distance between academic obligations and theatrical enchantment.
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