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@@font-size:2.5em;Afterwards, she replaces the book on her shelf. She'll stare fondly at it, seeing the lines on the spine, and smile to herself, [[before moving on to the next - and undamaged - book|Credits]].@@

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@@font-size:2.5em;Promises of adventure and excitement lay behind her red lips, stretched across sharpened teeth as she throws her head back, letting her laugh escape from her throat like a volcano erupting. [[So unlike you]], slightly drunk, her eyes watery as they wander the bar, sparkling as flecks of light illuminate them.@@

@@font-size:2.5em;[[She opens only gently]], at first revealing just bits and pieces of information.@@

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@@font-size:2.5em;She has a theory about books. She loves destroyed books. Books with broken spines, and dog-eared pages and annotated inscriptions, phone numbers, train times, ticket reservation numbers, a joke she overheard on the tv.@@ @@font-size:4em;“A well-read book is a well-loved book,”@@ @@font-size:2.5em;she would say, explaining that she can tell which book she loved by the amount of wear and tear it sustained. [[A book with pages falling out, taped back to the spine with scotch tape, for example, shows she loved it with an unrivaled passion.]]@@

@@font-size:2.5em;A secret here, about having being bullied as a kid, or a nod to an assault or harassment here and there, said in a way that you can't be sure if she's joking, insinuating, being dramatic, or merely testing the waters,@@ @@font-size:3em;[[a tentative toe]] to make sure the water is warm enough to not immediately freeze.@@

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