Whether or not fuel-centric companies want to admit it, the new normal is here to stay.

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The scene here is strange not because it is abnormal, but because it is so normal.

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"The gallery is running as normal because we have our artists based here, but as far as exhibitions, it's hard these days because people are not going out, " she said.

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