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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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