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Combine the following sets of ideas to show the contrast between them.
(i)The Emperor commissions a painting and appreciates its outer appearance.
(ii)The artist reveals to him the true meaning of his work.
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Solution
Even though the Emperor commissions a painting and appreciates its outer appearance, it is the artist who reveals to him the true meaning of his work.
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