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Parliament Hill, London, The Majestic Beauty of British Summertime envelopes two star-crossed lovers perched on the hill.

A tender yet somber tone embraces these two, ever distant and melancholy Alice and lovesick Jack, as they sit quietly in the tall grass and watch

his kites soar overhead. Free yet tethered, these kites are a harbinger for Alice and Jack's future, one tinged with the illusion of freedom, but grounded by the poignant tether of connection. We flashback to two years prior to Alice and Jack as strangers, meeting for the first time in the London bar.

Any goals beyond personal wealth?

I think a bit more like a defense fund, like a war chest.

Who are you fighting? People like me?

No.

Everyone else.

Despite their instant rapport, the nascent relationship between Alice and Jack hits the rocks pretty quickly.

They reconnect months after their one nightstand,

but Alice abandons Jack at a museum

and later says she doesn't want to see him again.

A year and a half later, Jack seems to have put Alice

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