The circular space transforms, dissolving and reconfiguring. The image changes within the circle, as it resolves and transforms from the image of a mother and her child to a face—the full face of a young woman, whom we should recognize—and replaces the form of the mother and child entirely.

Her face, half-shadowed, turns with the clarity realized, and her eyes divert.

The chorus continues speaking.

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Music excerpt is

Hovhaness: Sonata For Harp & Guitar, Op. 374, "Spirit Of The Trees"

performed by Yolanda Kondonassis (harp) and David Leisner (guitar).