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The young Lorenzo gave Leo a bag of coins.

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Mandy and Vinnie ate their cake politely.

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"Leo, take this to Master Verrocchio," Lorenzo said.

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"And come back tomorrow.

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I hear you are a genius with machines.

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I want you to do something for me."

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As they left the Medici Palace, Mandy was excited.

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"He's going to be a great ruler!" she blurted out.

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"He's only seventeen,"

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said Leo, staring curiously at her.

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But Mandy had learned about Lorenzo in school.

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Under his rule, Florence became the most important city of the time.

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"If I were you, I would take his offer," she said to Leo.

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He laughed and replied, "Are you a fortune teller?

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Can you tell the future?"

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Vinnie squeezed Mandy's arm.

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"Hey, don't say any more," he whispered.

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"I want to show you something," Leo said.

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He took them to a huge dome-shaped building.

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"Isn't it beautiful?"

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The building was a large cathedral.

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The marble panels outside were light green and pink.

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The huge dome was made of red brick.

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A tall bell tower rose beside it.

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"I come here every day to sketch,"

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Leo said, showing them his drawings.

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"What are these machines?" asked Vinnie.

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He expected to see drawings of the cathedral, but the pages were filled with machines.

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One sketch showed a large wooden wheel.

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Another sketch was of a crane.

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"Machines built this cathedral," Leo replied.

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"To me machines are more fascinating than the buildings they make."

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Again Vinnie and Mandy were amazed at his talent.

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"Come inside," said Leo.

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"There are beautiful paintings and stained glass."

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As they followed Leo inside, Mandy whispered,

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"There's something special about Leo."

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"He's just a kid with talent," said Vinnie.

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"I don't think so, Vinnie," Mandy said.

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She stopped and looked around.

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"Vinnie! I think we're close to the end of our journey."

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They could see beautiful stained-glass windows.

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Tall arches curved above them.

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"I think this is the place in the photo," Mandy whispered.

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"Come look," Leo called.

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He sat, opened his notebook, and began to draw with his left hand.

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Mandy watched him sketch and said,

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"You're so talented!"

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"Even for a lefty?" Leo grinned.

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"Who cares if you are left-handed?" asked Vinnie.

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"Many people think left-handed people are weird," replied Leo.

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"But it doesn't bother me."

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He got up, leaving his notebook open on the floor.

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"I want to see some paintings in the dome,"

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he said and walked off.

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Mandy leaned over the open notebook and tried to read the writing.

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"I can't tell what it says," she said.

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"The writing is so strange!"