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

A small, polite sound, like the bell on a bicycle. The brass of the desk bell is still quivering when Kate turns round: somebody has just hit it. There is no one there.

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  • “A bell went ding.” (Prologue)paragraph 17
  • “Somebody had just hit it. There was no one there.” (Prologue)paragraph 19

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