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Two strangers meet by chance at the Art Institute of Chicago. Aldo is a doctoral student who uses mathematical calculations about time travel to manage his destructive thoughts. Regan is a bipolar counterfeit artist undergoing court-ordered therapy who finds people—including herself—tedious and predictable. Alone with You
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