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Sogo

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14. That was the first thing I noticed:

Reply to NJCher (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 02:02 PM

Dec 1

The direction Washington is looking requires that his portrait be on the right. Never have a composition with the subjects looking away from the center. TSF's would work on the left because he is looking forward to center from there.

In summary, the two portraits should be reversed positions.

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