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Kate’s husband. On the night of the storm he looks tired and very sure, and he brings her with him into a dream: in the In-Between Hotel the gray has gone from his skin and he grins like a kid who has snuck her in somewhere. He floats up the bookshelves to find a book, tells her that somebody out there can reach out and change other worlds, and sends her through the book before their pursuers reach them. In the morning only his folded pajamas are left.

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  • “The gray was gone from his skin, the bags were gone from under his eyes” (Prologue)paragraph 16
  • “He can reach out and change other worlds.” (Prologue)paragraph 30
  • “That was the night Tom disappeared for good.” (Prologue)paragraph 39

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