Hotel_NN1 on_II the_AT Corner_NN1 of_IO Bitter_JJ and_CC Sweet_JJ Old_JJ Henry_NP1 Lee_NP1 stood_VVD transfixed_VVN by_II all_DB the_AT commotion_NN1 at_II the_AT Panama_NP1 Hotel_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ had_VHD started_VVN as_II a_AT1 crowd_NN1 of_IO curious_JJ onlookers_NN2 eyeballing_VVG a_AT1 television_NN1 news_NN1 crew_NN1 had_VHD now_RT swollen_VVN into_II a_AT1 polite_JJ mob_NN1 of_IO shoppers_NN2 ,_, tourists_NN2 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 few_DA2 punk-looking_JJ street_NN1 kids_NN2 ,_, all_DB wondering_VVG what_DDQ the_AT big_JJ deal_NN1 was_VBDZ ._. 
In_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO the_AT crowd_NN1 stood_VVD Henry_NP1 ,_, shopping_NN1 bags_NN2 hanging_VVG at_II his_APPGE side_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 felt_VVD as_CS21 if_CS22 he_PPHS1 were_VBDR waking_VVG from_II a_AT1 long_JJ forgotten_JJ dream_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 dream_NN1 he_PPHS1 'd_VHD once_RR had_VHN as_II a_AT1 little_JJ boy_NN1 ._. 
The_AT old_JJ Seattle_NP1 landmark_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 place_NN1 he_PPHS1 'd_VHD visited_VVN twice_RR in_II his_APPGE lifetime_NNT1 ._. 
First_MD when_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ only_RR twelve_MC years_NNT2 old_JJ ,_, way_NN1 back_RP in_II 1942_MC --_NN1 "_" the_AT war_NN1 years_NNT2 "_" he_PPHS1 liked_VVD to_TO call_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
Even_RR then_RT the_AT old_JJ bachelor_NN1 hotel_NN1 had_VHD stood_VVN as_II a_AT1 gateway_NN1 between_II Seattle_NP1 's_GE Chinatown_NP1 and_CC Nihonmachi_NP1 ,_, Japantown_NP1 ._. 
Two_MC outposts_NN2 of_IO an_AT1 old-world_JJ conflict_NN1 --_NN1 where_CS Chinese_JJ and_CC Japanese_JJ immigrants_NN2 rarely_RR spoke_VVD to_II one_PPX121 another_PPX122 ,_, while_CS their_APPGE American-born_JJ children_NN2 often_RR played_VVN kick_VV0 the_AT can_NN1 in_II the_AT streets_NN2 together_RL ._. 
The_AT hotel_NN1 had_VHD always_RR been_VBN a_AT1 perfect_JJ landmark_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 perfect_JJ meeting_NN1 place_NN1 --_NN1 where_CS he_PPHS1 'd_VHD once_RR met_VVN the_AT love_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE life_NN1 ._. 
The_AT second_MD time_NNT1 was_VBDZ today_RT ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ 1986_MC ,_, what_DDQ ,_, forty-plus_JJ years_NNT2 later_RRR ?_? 
He_PPHS1 'd_VHD stopped_VVN counting_VVG the_AT years_NNT2 as_CSA they_PPHS2 slipped_VVD into_II memory_NN1 ._. 
After_II all_DB ,_, he_PPHS1 'd_VHD spent_VVN a_AT1 lifetime_NNT1 between_II these_DD2 bookended_JJ visits_NN2 ._. 
A_AT1 marriage_NN1 ._. 
The_AT birth_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 ungrateful_JJ son_NN1 ._. 
Cancer_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 burial_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 missed_VVD his_APPGE wife_NN1 ,_, Ethel_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 'd_VHD been_VBN gone_VVN six_MC months_NNT2 now_RT ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX miss_VVI her_PPHO1 as_RG much_DA1 as_CSA you_PPY 'd_VM think_VVI ,_, as_RG bad_JJ as_CSA that_DD1 might_VM sound_VVI ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ more_RRR like_II quiet_JJ relief_NN1 really_RR ._. 
Her_APPGE health_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN bad_JJ --_NN1 no_UH ,_, worse_JJR than_CSN bad_JJ ._. 
The_AT cancer_NN1 in_II her_APPGE bones_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN downright_RR crippling_JJ ,_, to_II both_DB2 of_IO us_PPIO2 ,_, he_PPHS1 thought_VVD ._. 
For_IF the_AT last_MD seven_MC years_NNT2 Henry_NP1 had_VHD fed_VVN her_PPHO1 ,_, bathed_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, helped_VVD her_PPHO1 to_II the_AT bathroom_NN1 when_CS she_PPHS1 needed_VVD to_TO go_VVI ,_, and_CC back_RP again_RT when_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ all_DB through_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 took_VVD care_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE night_NNT1 and_CC day_NNT1 ,_, 24/7_MF as_CSA they_PPHS2 say_VV0 these_DD2 days_NNT2 ._. 
Marty_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE son_NN1 ,_, thought_VVD his_APPGE mother_NN1 should_VM have_VHI been_VBN put_VVN in_II a_AT1 home_NN1 ,_, but_CCB Henry_NP1 would_VM have_VHI none_PN of_IO it_PPH1 ._. 
"_" Not_XX in_II my_APPGE lifetime_NNT1 ,_, "_" Henry_NP1 said_VVD ,_, resisting_VVG ._. 
Not_XX just_RR because_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ Chinese_JJ (_( though_CS that_DD1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 part_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE resistance_NN1 )_) ._. 
The_AT Confucian_JJ ideal_NN1 of_IO filial_JJ piety_NN1 --_NN1 respect_NN1 and_CC reverence_NN1 for_IF one_PN1 's_GE parents_NN2 --_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 cultural_JJ relic_NN1 not_XX easily_RR discarded_VVN by_II Henry_NP1 's_GE generation_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VHD been_VBN raised_VVN to_TO care_VVI for_IF loved_JJ ones_NN2 ,_, personally_RR ,_, and_CC to_TO put_VVI someone_PN1 in_II a_AT1 home_NN1 was_VBDZ unacceptable_JJ ._. 
What_DDQ his_APPGE son_NN1 ,_, Marty_NP1 ,_, never_RR fully_RR understood_VVN was_VBDZ that_RG deep_RR down_RP there_RL was_VBDZ an_AT1 Ethel-shaped_JJ hole_NN1 in_II Henry_NP1 's_GE life_NN1 ,_, and_CC without_IW her_PPHO1 ,_, all_DB he_PPHS1 felt_VVD was_VBDZ the_AT draft_NN1 of_IO loneliness_NN1 ,_, cold_JJ and_CC sharp_JJ ,_, the_AT years_NNT2 slipping_VVG away_RL like_II blood_NN1 from_II a_AT1 wound_NN1 that_CST never_RR heals_VVZ ._. 
Now_RT she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ gone_VVN for_RR21 good_RR22 ._. 
She_PPHS1 needed_VVD to_TO be_VBI buried_VVN ,_, Henry_NP1 thought_VVD ,_, the_AT traditional_JJ Chinese_JJ way_NN1 ,_, with_IW food_NN1 offerings_NN2 ,_, longevity_NN1 blankets_NN2 ,_, and_CC prayer_NN1 ceremonies_NN2 lasting_VVG several_DA2 days_NNT2 --_JJ despite_II Marty_NP1 's_VBZ fit_JJ about_II cremating_VVG her_PPHO1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ so_RG modern_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VHD been_VBN seeing_VVG a_AT1 counselor_NN1 and_CC dealing_VVG with_IW his_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE death_NN1 through_II an_AT1 online_JJ support_NN1 group_NN1 ,_, whatever_DDQV that_DD1 was_VBDZ ._. 
Going_VVG online_RR sounded_VVN like_II talking_VVG to_II no_PN121 one_PN122 ,_, which_DDQ Henry_NP1 had_VHD some_DD firsthand_JJ experience_NN1 in_II --_NN1 in_II real_JJ life_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ lonely_JJ ._. 
Almost_RR as_RG lonely_JJ as_CSA Lake_NNL1 View_NP1 Cemetery_NN1 ,_, where_CS he_PPHS1 'd_VHD buried_VVN Ethel_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 now_RT had_VHD a_AT1 gorgeous_JJ view_NN1 of_IO Lake_NNL1 Washington_NP1 ,_, and_CC was_VBDZ interred_VVN with_IW Seattle_NP1 's_GE other_JJ Chinese_JJ notables_NN2 ,_, like_II Bruce_NP1 Lee_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE own_DA son_NN1 ,_, Brandon_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB in_II the_AT end_NN1 ,_, each_DD1 of_IO them_PPHO2 occupied_VVN a_AT1 solitary_JJ grave_NN1 ._. 
Alone_RR forever_RT ._. 
It_PPH1 did_VDD n't_XX matter_VVI who_PNQS your_APPGE neighbors_NN2 were_VBDR ._. 
They_PPHS2 did_VDD n't_XX talk_VVI back_RP ._. 
When_CS night_NNT1 fell_VVD ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 did_VDD ,_, Henry_NP1 chatted_VVD with_IW his_APPGE wife_NN1 ,_, asking_VVG her_PPHO1 how_RRQ her_APPGE day_NNT1 was_VBDZ ._. 
She_PPHS1 never_RR replied_VVD ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX crazy_JJ or_CC anything_PN1 ,_, "_" Henry_NP1 would_VM say_VVI to_II no_PN121 one_PN122 ,_, "_" just_RR open-minded_JJ ._. 
You_PPY never_RR know_VV0 who_PNQS 's_VBZ listening_VVG ._. "_" 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 'd_VM busy_VVI himself_PPX1 pruning_VVG his_APPGE Chinese_JJ palm_NN1 or_CC evergreen_JJ --_JJ houseplants_NN2 whose_DDQGE brown_JJ leaves_NN2 confessed_VVD his_APPGE months_NNT2 of_IO neglect_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB now_RT he_PPHS1 had_VHD time_NNT1 once_RR21 again_RR22 ._. 
Time_NNT1 to_TO care_VVI for_IF something_PN1 that_CST would_VM grow_VVI stronger_JJR for_IF a_AT1 change_NN1 ._. 
Occasionally_RR ,_, though_CS ,_, he_PPHS1 'd_VM wonder_VVI about_II statistics_NN ._. 
Not_XX the_AT cancer_NN1 mortality_NN1 rates_NN2 that_CST had_VHD caught_VVN up_RP with_IW dear_JJ Ethel_NP1 ._. 
Instead_RR he_PPHS1 thought_VVD about_II himself_PPX1 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE time_NNT1 measured_VVN on_II some_DD life_NN1 insurance_NN1 actuarial_JJ table_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ only_RR fifty-six_MC --_JJ a_AT1 young_JJ man_NN1 by_II his_APPGE own_DA standards_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 'd_VM read_VVI in_II Newsweek_NP1 about_II the_AT inevitable_JJ decline_NN1 in_II the_AT health_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 surviving_JJ spouse_NN1 his_APPGE age_NN1 ._. 
Henry_NP1 and_CC Marty_NP1 leaned_VVD against_II the_AT hood_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE son_NN1 's_GE Honda_NP1 in_II the_AT parking_NN1 lot_NN1 of_IO the_AT Uwajimaya_NP1 grocery_NN1 store_NN1 ._. 
Samantha_NP1 had_VHD gone_VVN inside_RL to_TO pick_VVI up_RP a_AT1 few_DA2 things_NN2 --_NN1 she_PPHS1 insisted_VVD on_II making_VVG dinner_NN1 for_IF all_DB of_IO them_PPHO2 ,_, a_AT1 Chinese_JJ dinner_NN1 ._. 
Why_RRQ ,_, or_CC what_DDQ she_PPHS1 might_VM be_VBI trying_VVG to_TO prove_VVI ,_, Henry_NP1 could_VM n't_XX ascertain_VVI ,_, and_CC honestly_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX care_VVI ._. 
She_PPHS1 could_VM have_VHI made_VVN huevos_NN2 rancheros_NN2 or_CC coq_VV0 au_NNU vin_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 'd_VM have_VHI been_VBN fine_JJ with_IW it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN so_RG anxious_JJ about_II what_DDQ might_VM be_VBI found_VVN in_II the_AT basement_NN1 of_IO the_AT Panama_NP1 Hotel_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 'd_VHD skipped_VVN lunch_NN1 completely_RR ._. 
Now_RT it_PPH1 was_VBDZ nearing_VVG dinnertime_NNT1 and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ excited_JJ ,_, emotionally_RR exhausted_VVN &hellip;_... and_CC famished_JJ ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sorry_JJ you_PPY found_VVD your_APPGE Holy_JJ Grail_NN1 and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ all_RR damaged_VVN like_II that_DD1 ._. "_" 
Marty_NP1 tried_VVD his_APPGE best_JJT to_TO console_VVI his_APPGE father_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ actually_RR in_II terrific_JJ spirits_NN2 ,_, despite_II his_APPGE son_NN1 's_GE perceptions_NN2 of_IO the_AT day_NNT1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 found_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, that_DD1 was_VBDZ all_DB that_CST mattered_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX care_VVI what_DDQ condition_NN1 --_NN1 "_" "_" Yeah_UH ,_, but_CCB you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX play_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, "_" Marty_NP1 interrupted_VVD ._. 
"_" And_CC in_II that_DD1 condition_NN1 it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX worth_II anything_PN1 ,_, the_AT collectible_JJ value_NN1 is_VBZ nil_PN1 ._. "_" 
Henry_NP1 thought_VVD about_II it_PPH1 for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 ,_, casually_RR looking_VVG at_II his_APPGE watch_NN1 as_CSA they_PPHS2 waited_VVD for_IF Samantha_NP1 to_TO return_VVI ._. 
"_" Worth_NN1 is_VBZ determined_VVN only_RR by_II the_AT market_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT market_NN1 will_VM never_RR determine_VVI that_DD1 --_NN1 because_CS I_PPIS1 would_VM never_RR sell_VVI it_PPH1 ,_, even_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 were_VBDR in_II mint_JJ condition_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ something_PN1 I_PPIS1 've_VH0 wanted_VVN to_TO find_VVI off_RP and_CC on_RP for_IF years_NNT2 ._. 
Decades_NNT2 ._. 
Now_RT I_PPIS1 have_VH0 it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM rather_RR have_VHI found_VVN something_PN1 broken_JJ than_CSN have_VH0 it_PPH1 lost_VVN to_II me_PPIO1 forever_RT ._. "_" 
Marty_NP1 screwed_VVD a_AT1 smile_NN1 on_II his_APPGE face_NN1 ._. 
"_" Sort_RR21 of_RR22 like_VV0 ,_, 'Better_VV0 to_TO have_VHI loved_VVN and_CC lost_VVN than_CSN never_RR to_TO have_VHI loved_VVN --_NN1 '_GE "_" "_" 'At_NN1 all_DB ,_, '_GE "_" Henry_NP1 finished_VVD ._. 
"_" Something_PN1 like_II that_DD1 ._. 
Not_XX quite_RG as_RG much_DA1 of_IO a_AT1 Hallmark_NN1 moment_NN1 as_CSA how_RRQ you_PPY put_VV0 it_PPH1 ,_, but_CCB you_PPY 're_VBR in_II the_AT same_DA zip_NN1 code_NN1 ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 and_CC Marty_NP1 had_VHD searched_VVN through_II the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT trunks_NN2 and_CC boxes_NN2 near_RL where_CS they_PPHS2 had_VHD found_VVN the_AT sketchbooks_NN2 and_CC the_AT old_JJ record_NN1 ,_, but_CCB none_PN were_VBDR clearly_RR marked_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD find_VVI several_DA2 loose_JJ name_NN1 tags_NN2 ,_, including_II one_PN1 that_CST read_VVD "_" Okabe_NP1 ,_, "_" but_CCB it_PPH1 had_VHD settled_VVN atop_II a_AT1 pile_NN1 of_IO magazines_NN2 ._. 
A_AT1 mouse_NN1 or_CC rat_NN1 had_VHD probably_RR confiscated_VVN the_AT twine_NN1 from_II the_AT hangtags_NN2 long_RR ago_RA ._. 
Most_DAT of_IO the_AT nearby_JJ cases_NN2 contained_VVD art_NN1 supplies_NN2 ._. 
Most_DAT likely_JJ Keiko_NN1 's_GE or_CC her_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE ._. 
When_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD more_DAR time_NNT1 ,_, Henry_NP1 planned_VVD to_TO go_VVI back_RP and_CC see_VVI what_DDQ else_RR he_PPHS1 could_VM find_VVI ._. 
But_II21 for_II22 now_RT ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD found_VVN exactly_RR what_DDQ he_PPHS1 wanted_VVD ._. 
"_" So_RR are_VBR you_PPY going_VVGK to_TO explain_VVI that_DD1 box_NN1 in_II the_AT backseat_NN1 then_RT ?_? "_" 
Marty_NP1 asked_VVD ,_, pointing_VVG to_II the_AT small_JJ wooden_JJ crate_NN1 of_IO sketchbooks_NN2 in_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE Honda_NP1 Accord_NN1 ._. 
Ms._NNB Pettison_NP1 had_VHD let_VVN Henry_NP1 take_VVI the_AT collection_NN1 of_IO Keiko_NP1 's_GE sketchbooks_NN2 and_CC drawings_NN2 ,_, temporarily_RR ,_, after_CS he_PPHS1 showed_VVD her_PPHO1 the_AT illustrations_NN2 with_IW his_APPGE name_NN1 inside_RL ._. 
She_PPHS1 asked_VVD only_RR that_CST he_PPHS1 bring_VV0 them_PPHO2 back_RP later_RRR to_TO be_VBI cataloged_VVN with_IW the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO the_AT belongings_NN2 and_CC allow_VV0 a_AT1 historian_NN1 to_TO photograph_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
Oscar_NP1 Holden_NP1 's_GE old_JJ vinyl_NN1 78_MC managed_VVD to_TO find_VVI its_APPGE way_NN1 into_II the_AT box_NN1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ,_, somewhat_RR unnoticed_JJ ._. 
But_CCB the_AT old_JJ jazz_NN1 record_NN1 was_VBDZ broken_VVN and_CC not_XX worth_II anything_PN1 anyway_RR ,_, right_RR ?_? 
Henry_NP1 felt_VVD guilty_JJ nonetheless_RR ,_, though_CS Marty_NP1 convinced_VVD him_PPHO1 that_CST some_DD rules_NN2 were_VBDR worth_II bending_VVG ._. 
Henry_NP1 leaned_VVD on_II the_AT hood_NN1 of_IO the_AT car_NN1 ,_, making_VVG sure_JJ it_PPH1 would_VM n't_XX dent_VVI or_CC buckle_VVI ,_, then_RT got_VVD comfortable_JJ ._. 
"_" Those_DD2 books_NN2 belonged_VVD to_II my_APPGE best_JJT friend_NN1 --_NN1 when_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ just_RR a_AT1 boy_NN1 during_II the_AT war_NN1 years_NNT2 ._. 
"_" "_" A_AT1 Japanese_JJ friend_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 take_VV0 it_PPH1 ?_? "_" 
Marty_NP1 asked_VVD ,_, but_CCB his_APPGE question_NN1 was_VBDZ more_DAR of_IO a_AT1 declarative_JJ ._. 
Henry_NP1 raised_VVD his_APPGE eyebrows_NN2 and_CC nodded_VVD ,_, noticing_VVG the_AT knowing_JJ look_NN1 on_II his_APPGE son_NN1 's_GE face_NN1 ._. 
Marty_NP1 's_GE eyes_NN2 glimmered_VVD with_IW a_AT1 hint_NN1 of_IO sadness_NN1 and_CC regret_NN1 ._. 
Henry_NP1 was_VBDZ unsure_JJ why_RRQ that_DD1 was_VBDZ ._. 
"_" Yay_FU Yay_FU must_VM have_VHI flipped_VVN his_APPGE lid_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 found_VVD out_RP ,_, "_" Marty_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
Henry_NP1 always_RR marveled_VVD at_II how_RRQ his_APPGE son_NN1 stood_VVD with_IW his_APPGE feet_NN2 planted_VVN firmly_RR in_II two_MC worlds_NN2 ._. 
One_MC1 ,_, traditional_JJ Chinese_JJ ;_; the_AT other_JJ ,_, contemporary_JJ American_JJ ._. 
Modern_JJ even_RR ._. 
Running_VVG a_AT1 computer_NN1 bulletin_NN1 board_NN1 for_IF the_AT chemistry_NN1 program_NN1 at_II Seattle_NP1 University_NN1 but_CCB still_RR calling_VVG his_APPGE grandfather_NN1 by_II the_AT traditional_JJ Chinese_JJ honorific_JJ Yay_FU Yay_FU (_( and_CC Yin_NP1 Yin_NP1 for_IF his_APPGE grandmother_NN1 )_) ._. 
Then_RT again_RT ,_, his_APPGE grandmother_NN1 had_VHD always_RR sent_VVN Marty_JJ letters_NN2 in_II college_NN1 addressed_VVN to_II "_" Master_NNB Martin_NP1 Lee_NP1 ;_; "_" the_AT formalities_NN2 seemed_VVD to_TO work_VVI both_DB2 ways_NN2 ._. 
Henry_NP1 had_VHD never_RR been_VBN to_II New_NP1 York_NP1 City_NN1 ._. 
Oh_UH ,_, sure_JJ ,_, maybe_RR once_RR or_CC twice_RR in_II a_AT1 dream_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB in_RR21 full_RR22 ,_, waking_VVG reality_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 place_NN1 he_PPHS1 'd_VHD thought_VVN of_IO often_RR over_II the_AT years_NNT2 but_CCB never_RR allowed_VVD himself_PPX1 to_TO visit_VVI ._. 
It_PPH1 seemed_VVD a_AT1 world_NN1 away_RL ._. 
Not_XX just_RR across_II the_AT country_NN1 or_CC on_II another_DD1 coast_NN1 ,_, but_CCB someplace_RL beyond_II the_AT horizon_NN1 ,_, lost_VVN in_II another_DD1 time_NNT1 ._. 
In_II the_AT forty-dollar_JJ cab_NN1 ride_NN1 from_II La_NP1 Guardia_NP1 Airport_NN1 ,_, Henry_NP1 held_VVD the_AT complete_JJ Oscar_NP1 Holden_NP1 record_NN1 on_II his_APPGE lap_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN played_VVN at_II Sheldon_NP1 's_GE funeral_NN1 ._. 
The_AT same_DA one_PN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD hand-carried_JJ on_II the_AT plane_NN1 from_II Seattle_NP1 --_NN1 his_PPGE one_MC1 piece_NN1 of_IO carry-on_NN1 luggage_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 conversation_NN1 piece_NN1 everywhere_RL he_PPHS1 went_VVD ._. 
When_CS he_PPHS1 explained_VVD where_RRQ the_AT record_NN1 came_VVD from_II ,_, its_APPGE unique_JJ history_NN1 and_CC the_AT circumstances_NN2 of_IO life_NN1 at_II the_AT time_NNT1 ,_, people_NN always_RR gushed_VVD their_APPGE amazement_NN1 ._. 
Even_RR the_AT young_JJ blond_JJ woman_NN1 sitting_VVG next_II21 to_II22 him_PPHO1 on_II the_AT plane_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ flying_VVG to_II New_NP1 York_NP1 on_II business_NN1 ,_, could_VM n't_XX believe_VVI he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ hand-carrying_JJ the_AT only_JJ remaining_JJ playable_JJ copy_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 'd_VHD forgotten_VVN how_RGQ horribly_RR cruel_JJ the_AT Japanese_JJ internment_NN1 was_VBDZ ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ in_II awe_NN1 of_IO the_AT Panama_NP1 Hotel_NN1 's_GE survival_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 place_NN1 of_IO personal_JJ belongings_NN2 ,_, cherished_JJ memories_NN2 ,_, forgotten_JJ treasures_NN2 ._. 
"_" First_MD time_NNT1 to_II the_AT city_NN1 ?_? "_" the_AT cabdriver_NN1 asked_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VHD been_VBN eyeing_VVG Henry_NP1 in_II the_AT rearview_NN1 mirror_NN1 ,_, but_CCB his_APPGE passenger_NN1 was_VBDZ lost_VVN in_II thought_NN1 ,_, staring_VVG out_RP the_AT window_NN1 at_II the_AT brick-and-mortar_JJ landscape_NN1 that_CST rolled_VVD by_RP ._. 
A_AT1 nonstop_JJ ebb_NN1 and_CC flow_NN1 of_IO yellow_JJ taxis_NN2 ,_, sleek_JJ limousines_NN2 ,_, and_CC pedestrians_NN2 who_PNQS swarmed_VVD the_AT sidewalks_NN2 ._. 
"_" First_MD time_NNT1 "_" was_VBDZ all_DB Henry_NP1 could_VM manage_VVI to_TO say_VVI ._. 
Marty_NN1 and_CC Samantha_NP1 had_VHD wanted_VVN him_PPHO1 to_TO call_VVI first_MD ._. 
To_TO call_VVI ahead_RL ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX bring_VVI himself_PPX1 to_TO pick_VVI up_RP the_AT phone_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ too_RG nervous_JJ ._. 
Like_II now_RT ._. 
"_" This_DD1 is_VBZ it_PPH1 ,_, twelve_MC hundred_NNO block_NN1 of_IO Waverly_NP1 Place_NNL1 ,_, "_" the_AT driver_NN1 called_VVN out_RP ;_; his_APPGE arm_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ hung_VVD out_RP the_AT open_JJ window_NN1 ,_, pointed_VVD to_II a_AT1 small_JJ apartment_NN1 building_NN1 ._. 
"_" This_DD1 is_VBZ Greenwich_NP1 Village_NP1 ?_? "_" 
"_" You_PPY 're_VBR looking_VVG at_II it_PPH1 ,_, pal_NN1 ._. "_" 
Henry_NP1 paid_VVD the_AT driver_NN1 an_AT1 additional_JJ thirty_MC dollars_NNU2 to_TO take_VVI his_APPGE bags_NN2 one_MC1 mile_NNU1 over_RP to_II the_AT Marriott_NP1 ,_, where_CS he_PPHS1 'd_VM drop_VVI them_PPHO2 off_RP with_IW the_AT bellman_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 strange_JJ thought_NN1 ,_, trusting_VVG someone_PN1 in_II the_AT big_JJ city_NN1 ,_, Henry_NP1 noted_VVD to_II himself_PPX1 ._. 
But_CCB that_DD1 was_VBDZ what_DDQ this_DD1 trip_NN1 was_VBDZ really_RR all_DB about_RP ,_, was_VBDZ n't_XX it_PPH1 ?_? 
Blind_JJ faith_NN1 ._. 
And_CC besides_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD nothing_PN1 to_TO lose_VVI ._. 
What_DDQ were_VBDR some_DD luggage_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 change_NN1 of_IO clothes_NN2 compared_VVN with_IW finding_VVG and_CC fixing_VVG a_AT1 broken_JJ heart_NN1 ?_? 
The_AT apartment_NN1 building_NN1 looked_VVD old_JJ and_CC modest_JJ ,_, but_CCB a_AT1 flat_NN1 there_RL still_RR probably_RR cost_VV0 a_AT1 fortune_NN1 compared_VVN with_IW the_AT simple_JJ home_NN1 Henry_NP1 had_VHD occupied_VVN in_II Seattle_NP1 for_IF the_AT past_JJ forty_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
Looking_VVG at_II the_AT address_NN1 Marty_NN1 had_VHD given_VVN to_II him_PPHO1 ,_, Henry_NP1 went_VVD inside_RL and_CC found_VVD himself_PPX1 on_II the_AT eighth_MD floor_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 Chinese_JJ lucky_JJ number_NN1 ._. 
Standing_VVG in_II the_AT hallway_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 stared_VVD at_II the_AT door_NN1 of_IO Kay_NP1 Hatsune_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 widow_NN1 of_IO three_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
Henry_NP1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ had_VHD happened_VVN to_II her_APPGE husband_NN1 ._. 
If_CS Marty_NP1 knew_VVD ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX said_VVN ._. 
Just_RR that_CST Kay_NP1 was_VBDZ indeed_RR &hellip;_... 
Keiko_NN1 ._. 
Henry_NP1 looked_VVD at_II the_AT record_NN1 in_II his_APPGE hand_NN1 ._. 
When_CS he_PPHS1 took_VVD it_PPH1 partway_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT sleeve_NN1 ,_, the_AT vinyl_NN1 looked_VVD impossibly_RR new_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 must_VM have_VHI taken_VVN impeccable_JJ care_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 over_II the_AT years_NNT2 ._. 
Putting_VVG the_AT record_NN1 away_RL ,_, Henry_NP1 straightened_VVD the_AT line_NN1 of_IO the_AT old_JJ two-piece_NN1 suit_VV0 his_APPGE son_NN1 had_VHD set_VVN out_RP for_IF him_PPHO1 ,_, checked_VVD his_APPGE hair_NN1 and_CC the_AT shine_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE shoes_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 touched_VVD his_APPGE face_NN1 where_CS he_PPHS1 'd_VHD shaved_VVN on_II the_AT plane_NN1 ._. 
