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The painting \u003c\/span\u003eMend \u003cspan\u003e(conceived by MTAF, painted by Krista Bursey) was chosen as the cover, an icon that came to represent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\" data-ft=\"{\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hasCaption\" data-gt=\"{\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe contortion in Elsieanne Caplette’s estranged voice. This image at first glance can also resemble a strange organ, like something you would find inside the body. It has dualistic qualities both being inside and outside, male and female.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"663\" data-start=\"455\"\u003eAt first glance, the image evokes a strange, organic form—resembling an internal organ, something both intimate and unfamiliar. 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