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A brown mini sketchbook resting on a black surface, a pair of metal scissors propped up on its cover. On the cover is a piece of white paper with black letters that read “lost lights” in capital letters and underneath that “a memorial” in lowercase. The paper is taped on with strips of golden tape that overlap each other. Three star stickers in holographic blue, yellow, and pink decorate the cover.

The introduction page of a small sketchbook resting on a black surface. On a white piece of paper is black text that has the title “lost lights” with the beginning of each word capitalized. The text underneath reads: “a colorful memorial for the 6.5 million+ individuals across the world who lost their lives to COVID-19. Each page represents 225,000+ people. There will be many more. So many lives could have been saved. I hope that history will have made that clear”. In the bottom right corner is the name and date “Cynthia Friedlob 9/15/22”.

Two pages of a small sketchbook. The page on the left has a white piece of paper with black text that reads “it’s not like the flu. CDC estimates of U.S. annual deaths from flu 2010 through 2020: “best” year = 12,000 worst year = 52,000 + there’s no “long flu”. COVID-19 U.S. deaths: 2020 = about 325,000 2021 = about 460,000 2022 = about 202,000 so far, with the colder, worst months ahead”. The paper is taped on with strips of golden tape and decorated with holographic star stickers in blue, yellow, and red.

Two pages of a small sketchbook. Both pages are decorated with colorful pieces of construction paper that overlap each other, colorful holographic star stickers, and gold strips of tape that are arranged throughout each page. Construction paper surrounds the dark surface the sketchbook is resting on.

Two pages of a small sketchbook. Both pages are decorated with colorful pieces of construction paper that overlap each other, colorful holographic star stickers, and gold strips of tape that are arranged throughout each page. Construction paper and sticker sheets surround the dark surface the sketchbook is resting on.

The back page of a small sketchbook resting on a dark surface. The page is decorated with holographic star stickers in yellow, red, white, blue, and green. A pair of metal scissors rests on the page to hold it open.