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2、outforawhile.Iheadedforashopontheothersideofthestreet.Unliketheothers,itdidn’thaveasignshoutingitsnameandbusiness,andinsteadoftheusualimpersonalmodernlighting,therewasanappealingglowinside.Strangelynothingwasdisplayedinthewindow.Notputoffbythis,Iwentinside.Ittookmybreathaway.Ididn’tkno
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4、nmyhandalongalongshelfofrecords,readingtheirtitles.Andtherewasmore…“CanIhelpyou?”Shestartledme.Ihadn’tevenseenthewomanbehindthecountercomein,thewayshelookedatme,sodirectlyandwithsuchpower.ItwasalookofsuchintensitythatforamomentIfeltasifIwerewrappedinsomekindofmagneticorelectricalfield.
5、Ifoundithardtotakeandalmostturnedaway,butthoughitwasuncomfortable.Iwasfascinatedbytheexperienceofherlookingstraightintome,andbythefeelingthatIwasneitherastranger,norstrange,toher.Besidesamusementherexpressionshowedsympathy.Itwasimpossibletotellherage;sheremindedmefaintlyofmygrandmother
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