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Countess Diaries Ch 5, The Phantom Gallery of Challenging Art The evening finds me in a contemplative mood as I admire the latest addition to the palace’s burgeoning art collection: the “village chief” mask from Dennis Druvo’s Ghanaian treasures. It now occupies a position of quiet dignity within the pantry, nestled between the jars of lentils and the baking powder. If its spirit is indeed as wise as Dennis assures me, it shall surely preside over my culinary endeavors with benevolence—though I fear even spectral guidance may not redeem my attempts at soufflé. This, of course, is not the first time I have found myself navigating the delicate dance of artful diplomacy. Over the years, I have become something of an expert at the subtle relocation of "challenging" pieces to less conspicuous corners of my palace. The gallery beneath the stairs, for instance, boasts a particularly enthusiastic abstract of what I believe to be an elephant balancing on a turnip, though I have never ...