Art's response gave Ben a flash of optimism, and he smiled. He'd always put a good deal of stock in Art's opinions and advice (to the chagrin of both his brothers) because Art had always seemed to get him in a way that very few people did. Aldous or Roman or any of Ben's other friends could have speculated about what the future would hold and Ben would still have been skeptical, but if Art thought something was going to be good, it was easier to believe.

"Yeah, I think it will be," he agreed with a nod. "Thanks."

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