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ka·0 Page: In the novel, quote-checkedFirst seen: Prologue

The city Kate knows best. In the hotel Tom holds her wrist as he used to crossing Eighth Avenue against the light, and the lamp on the reception desk is like the ones in the reading room at the New York Public Library.

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  • “as he used to hold on to her crossing Eighth Avenue against the light” (Prologue)paragraph 20

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