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When I was your age,
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I met the great Pablo Casals.
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I was so intimidated. I could barely speak.
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He must have sensed this, because...
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instead of a chat, he asked me to play.
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He requested the prelude to the Fourth Bach suite.
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I focused, took a deep breath, began,
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the notes started to flow,
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the music's in the air,
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and it was the worst music I ever made.
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I played so badly, I got halfway through and had to stop.
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"Bravo," He said, "Well done."