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

A room off the lobby that Kate sees as a warm blur of firelight and plush furniture: armchairs, lamps with little fringed shades, and bookshelves all the way to the ceiling. Tom floats up along the top shelves, runs a finger across the spines and pulls a book free.

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  • “through a sitting room that she saw only as a warm blur of firelight and plush furniture” (Prologue)paragraph 21
  • “the lamps with their little fringed shades” (Prologue)paragraph 31

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