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part one

a beautiful young woman

during the last part of the 18th century

there lived a man of science

one day he left his laboratory because

he had found a beautiful young woman who

became his wife

almer loved his young wife very much

but his real passion was science and the

mysteries of nature

one day very soon after their marriage

almer stared at his wife with a worried

expression

georgiana he said

did you know that the mark on your cheek

can be eliminated

no i didn’t she said smiling people have

called it a charm and i believed it

perhaps on another face it could be a

charm but not on yours

no dearest georgiana your beauty is

almost perfect

but i hate that birthmark

you hate it exclaimed georgiana who

started crying then why did you marry me

you cannot love me if you hate my

birthmark

in the center of georgiana’s left cheek

there was a strange red mark

it had the shape of a very tiny human

hand

in the past young men had liked the tiny

hand

they said a fairy had put her tiny hand

on her beautiful cheek

some envious young women said that it

destroyed georgiana’s beauty

before their marriage

almer did not think about the birthmark

but now it had become a frightening

obsession georgiana’s beauty was almost

perfect and he could not tolerate this

defect

it was an imperfection of nature

it was nature’s way of showing that we

are only mortals

their happiness was ruined by this

birthmark

when almer woke up in the morning and

opened his eyes

the first thing he saw was georgiana’s

crimson mark

when they sat together by the fire in

the evening his eyes always looked at

the birthmark on georgiana’s cheek

it was the mark of her imperfection

georgiana shuddered when almer looked at

her

and the pink color of her cheeks turned

white and the little red hand became

more evident

it looked like a red ruby on a white

stone

late one night georgiana said

my dear almer do you remember anything

about a dream you had last night

a dream about this horrible little hand

no i don’t

replied honor who was surprised but then

he added coldly

maybe i did dream about it

because before sleeping i thought about

the hand

and you dreamed about it continued

georgiana who was almost crying it was a

terrible dream how can you forget it

how can you forget this sentence

it is in her heart now and we must take

it out

do you remember the dream

alman now remembered his dream he

dreamed that he was with his servant

he was trying to remove the red

birthmark

but as his knife went deeper into the

cheek

the little hand went deeper and deeper

at last the little hand caught

georgiana’s heart and almer wanted to

cut it away

when he remembered the dream clearly

elmer felt ashamed

the truth often comes out in our dreams

until now

he did not realize that the birthmark

had had a terrible influence on him

almer continue georgiana seriously what

can we do to eliminate this birthmark

maybe it will cause a deformity or

perhaps the mark is as deep as life

but can we eliminate it forever

dearest georgiana i have thought about

this a lot

and i am sure it can be eliminated

oh then please do it

i am not afraid of the risk because life

with this birthmark is awful

either eliminate it or take my life

you are a great man of science

all the world knows you

i am certain that you can do it

please save me from madness

my dear wife cried almer don’t worry

i have thought about this problem very

much

i am certain that i can make your cheek

as perfect as the other

i know i can correct this error of

nature and my happiness will be great

then the problem is solved said

georgiana

her husband kissed her right cheek which

was perfect

the next day almer told his wife about

his plan

we will both live in the apartment which

i used as a laboratory when i was young

he had made important discoveries in

that laboratory and he had learned about

the mysteries of nature and the universe

georgiana was frightened when almer took

her to the apartment

he looked at her happily but the

birthmark on her white cheek made him

shudder and georgiana fainted

a minute ab a minute up shouted almer

violently

a short robust man with long hair came

out of another room

this strange man had been almer’s

assistant for many years

he did not understand scientific

principles

but he followed instructions and did his

job well

jordana has fainted quickly open the

door and burn a special candle

cried almer

yes master answered aminadab looking at

poor georgiana

then he said to himself

he should never eliminate that birthmark

almer was at his wife’s side when she

woke up

where am i

oh i remember said georgiana quietly and

she put her hand over her cheek to hide

the terrible mark from her husband’s

eyes

don’t be afraid dear georgiana he said

it will be a pleasure to remove it

oh please do not look at it again

i can never forget that terrible shudder

to help georgiana forget her problem

almer tried to entertain her

he showed her a little plant that grew

slowly before her eyes

when a lovely flower appeared georgiana

exclaimed it’s magic i won’t touch it

no

you can touch it

pick the flower and enjoy its perfume

but when georgena touched the flower

the plant died immediately and its

leaves became black

then almer decided to create her

portrait on a piece of metal

he used a scientific process that he had

invented

the result was frightening because the

portrait was difficult to see

but the birthmark was clearly visible

almer was angry and threw the piece of

metal away

he soon forgot these failures and

continued studying science and making

experiments

he often went to georgiana and told her

about the mysteries of science and about

the history of alchemy

he told her that science could do many

incredible things

and it could easily remove the little

hand from her cheek

when almer mentioned the birthmark

georgiana was always very unhappy

almer worked many hours in his

laboratory with the help of a minidab

one day he showed his wife a small

crystal ball

what is this ask georgiana looking at

the small crystal ball with a

gold-colored liquid

it is very beautiful

it looks like the potion of life

in one sense it is

it is the portion of

immortality

it can prolong life

or destroy life

why do you keep such a terrible potion

ask georgiana in horror oh

don’t worry dearest georgiana replied

elmer

look at this powerful cosmetic for the

skin

are you going to use it on my cheek ask

georgiana

oh no

your cheek needs something that will go

deeper much

deeper

when she looked in the mirror and saw

the red birthmark

she hated it more than anything

part two

perfection is dangerous

while almer worked in his laboratory

georgiana looked at the books in his

library

there were books by scientists poets and

philosophers

but the most interesting work was a big

book written by her husband in which he

wrote down every experiment of his

scientific career

the book was the history of his intense

and ambitious life

as jorgenna read it she loved almer more

and more

she knew he was a great scientist

however many of his experiments were

failures

and this made her very sad

one day she put her face on the open

book and started crying

when almer entered the room and saw her

he said

it is dangerous to read a wizard’s books

now that i have read this book i adore

you more than ever said georgiana ah

but wait for this success he said and

then adore me if you want

but now i would like to hear your

beautiful voice please sing to me my

dearest

so georgiana sang and alma was very

pleased

then he returned to his laboratory

but georgiana had forgotten to tell her

husband about a strange sensation she

had felt on her left cheek for the last

two or three hours

so she entered into her husband’s

laboratory for the first time

the first thing she noticed was the

furnace

with its intense fire

all around the room there were tubes

cylinders and other scientific

instruments

the air was filled with strange vapors

and odors

but what really surprised her was almer

himself

he was as pale as death and worried as

he prepared a strange new potion

he was so different from the man she had

seen a few moments before

carefully a minute dab carefully he

cried this is a very important moment

look master look

alma raised his eyes quickly and became

very angry when he saw georgiana he went

to her and took her arm why did you come

here don’t you trust your husband he

cried angrily now go away

no almer

said georgiana firmly

you don’t trust me and you don’t tell me

your worries about this experiment

i will accept all the risks no no

georgana said almer impatiently i will

drink any potion you give me

i trust you completely

my dear wife said almer you must know

that this red hand is deep inside you

there could be danger danger there is

only one danger that this horrible

birthmark remains on my cheek cried

georgiana

remove it remove it or we will both go

mad your words are very true

said almer sadly

and now

please go back to your rooms

the potion will soon be tested

when georgiana returned to her rooms she

thought about elmer’s noble character

and his great love for her

he wanted her to be perfect because he

loved her so much

her thoughts were interrupted by almer’s

footsteps

he carried a glass with a bright

colorless transparent liquid

he was pale but didn’t seem worried or

afraid

this potion is perfect

he said looking at georgiana

it cannot fail

my dearest almer

life has become very difficult

i think death is the best solution for

me

but why do you speak of death

the potion cannot fail

look at its effect on this plant

near the window there was an old

geranium plant its leaves were yellow

and ugly

almer poured a small quantity of the

potion in the plant

after a short time the ugly yellow

leaves became green

i did not need any proof

said georgiana quietly i believe you

give me the potion

i am happy to drink it

drink then my dearest wife

soon your body will be as perfect as

your spirit

georgiana drank the potion and gave

almer the empty glass

it is like water from a magic fountain

now dearest almer

let me sleep

she fell asleep almost immediately

almer sat by her side and watched her

very carefully

he often looked at the birthmark on her

white cheek

at first it was very visible

then it slowly disappeared

it’s almost gone

said almer to himself success success

but georgiana is so pale

he heard his servant laugh

he too was delighted

elmer looked at aminadab and said

you served me well

heaven and earth have done their part

the experiment is a success amina dab

these exclamations disturb jojana’s

sleep she opened her eyes and looked in

the mirror

she smiled weekly when she saw that the

little red hand had almost disappeared

then she looked at almer she was worried

my poor almer she said quietly poor

no

i am the richest and happiest man

and you are my splendid wife

now you are perfect

my poor almer she repeated lovingly

you have done your best

your intention was very noble

but now i am dying

it was true

the fatal hand was linked to georgiana’s

life when it disappeared georgiana’s

life disappeared too and so she died

almer had wanted perfection but he did

not realize that perfection was not part

of this world

and so he lost the woman he loved and

destroyed his happiness forever

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