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Mari's grandmother who escaped Armenia with not only the ottoman gold coins sewn into her clothes, but also her life and the ability to have children to the point where Mari exists. Mari was raised by her grandmother.

A line of women of varying ages, including Mari herself at 7, having a family lunch and reminiscing about memories. Mari remembers some of her formative memories formed around hearing the stories from her elders.

An Ottoman gold coin, thought to be from the time Mari Firkatian's relatives were escaping Armenia. They were originally sewn into peoples' clothes (in case the family members became separated), and eventually was suspended on a gold chain which Mari…