The Atlantic(@TheAtlantic):“Don’t you dare go inside the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts! It’s much too dangerous,” @petridishes writes. “If people can understand one another just by scratching a bow across taut strings—perhaps this is a form of witchcraft.” https://t.co/Em7CGR9hzp 🎨: Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty.

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“Don’t you dare go inside the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts! It’s much too dangerous,” @petridishes writes. “If people can understand one another just by scratching a bow across taut strings—perhaps this is a form of witchcraft.” 🎨: Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty.