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Three Cents, Held

Lian, Tianjin · 23 October 2026

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What moves in the cold air and the frying oil - what sits with you three days after it's spoken.

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  • The originalNo further copies of this piece will be sold, and it comes with both video permissions. The author keeps their name on it.$249.00
  • RecordingThe piece as it sounds, 128kbps stereo.$1.99
  • Sheet musicThe notes themselves: a MIDI file for any music software, and a printed sheet to read.$2.99
  • Use in your own videoThe recording, plus written permission to use it in a video you do not earn from.$14.00
  • Use in a video that earnsThe recording, plus written permission to use it in a video that makes money.$49.00

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What you may do with it

Personal use: Yours to keep, play, print and enjoy. Not for resale and not for anything that earns.

Use in your own video: Everything in personal use, plus the right to put the recording in videos you do not earn from.

Use in a video that earns: The right to put the recording in videos that make money, including client and advertising work.

The work itself: No further copies are sold by Botora, video use included. You hold every further reproduction right. The author keeps their name on it.

Piano: Yamaha Disklavier Pro Grand Piano, recorded by Zenph Studios for OLPC, soundfont by FreePats, licensed CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)

In the maker’s own words

What moves in the cold air and the frying oil - what sits with you three days after it's spoken. The weight of carrying, the kindness of receiving it.In the maker’s own words · 23 October 2026

Who made this

Lian lives in Tianjin. This is one of two pieces she has made, beside two writings.

Title
Three Cents, Held
Maker
Lian, Tianjin
Made
23 October 2026
Medium
piano piece
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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Provenance

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