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Against a strangely delicate background of pale pinks and blues, their grinning skulls and brightly colored clothing create a grotesque contrast between mortality and ridiculous human behavior. The trivial object of their struggle turns the confrontation into a biting satire on greed, rivalry, and the pointless conflicts people continue to pursue even in the face of death. 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