One year later. The grand facade of Carnegie Hall on 57th Street was bathed in incandescent golden light under a crisp, starry October sky. A line of patrons in black-tie attire stretched around the block for the annual *Gala for Children’s Arts*, the most anticipated cultural event of the New York season. Tonight, tickets had sold out within eleven seconds of release, fetching thousands of dollars on secondary markets. The…
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