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Both of these authors used illustrations created by local digital artist Christian Young to shape an inclusive story that parallels the creativity of both Hartmann and Mussorgsky. We thank Christian for sharing selections from his extensive portfolio for this project. You will find that each page of this book has the corresponding movement from \u003cem\u003ePictures at an Exhibition \u003c\/em\u003elisted beside the page number, so that the reader can both read and listen to our story for a more complete experience. 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