The_AT Man_NN1 Who_PNQS Loved_VVD Books_NN2 Too_RG Much_RR April_NPM1 28_MC ,_, 2005_MC ,_, was_VBDZ bright_JJ and_CC mild_JJ ,_, the_AT kind_NN1 of_IO spring_NN1 day_NNT1 in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 City_NN1 that_CST seems_VVZ full_JJ of_IO promise_NN1 ,_, and_CC on_II the_AT corner_NN1 of_IO Park_NP1 Avenue_NNL1 and_CC East_ND1 Sixty-sixth_MD Street_NN1 a_AT1 queue_NN1 of_IO optimistic_JJ people_NN was_VBDZ growing_VVG ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ opening_VVG day_NNT1 of_IO the_AT New_NP1 York_NP1 Antiquarian_JJ Book_NN1 Fair_NN1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 were_VBDR waiting_VVG to_TO begin_VVI the_AT treasure_NN1 hunt_NN1 ._. 
The_AT annual_JJ fair_JJ is_VBZ held_VVN at_II the_AT Park_NP1 Avenue_NNL1 Armory_NP1 ,_, an_AT1 anachronistic_JJ ,_, castle-like_JJ building_NN1 with_IW towers_NN2 and_CC musket_NN1 ports_NN2 that_CST one_MC1 historian_NN1 described_VVN as_CSA large_JJ enough_RR to_TO allow_VVI a_AT1 four-abreast_JJ formation_NN1 to_TO march_VVI in_RP and_CC out_II21 of_II22 the_AT building_NN1 ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR no_AT such_DA formations_NN2 when_RRQ I_PPIS1 arrived_VVD ,_, but_CCB a_AT1 steady_JJ stream_NN1 of_IO book-hungry_JJ people_NN marching_VVG through_II the_AT doors_NN2 ,_, eager_JJ to_TO be_VBI among_II the_AT first_MD to_TO see_VVI and_CC touch_VVI the_AT objects_NN2 of_IO their_APPGE desire_NN1 :_: modern_JJ first_MD editions_NN2 ,_, illuminated_JJ texts_NN2 ,_, Americana_NP1 ,_, law_NN1 books_NN2 ,_, cookbooks_NN2 ,_, children_NN2 's_GE books_NN2 ,_, World_NN1 War_NN1 II_MC histories_NN2 ,_, incunabula_NN1 (_( Latin_NN1 for_IF "_" in_II the_AT cradle_NN1 ,_, "_" books_NN2 from_II printing_NN1 's_GE infancy_NN1 ,_, roughly_RR 1450_MC to_II 1500_MC )_) ,_, Pulitzer_NP1 Prize_NN1 winners_NN2 ,_, natural_JJ histories_NN2 ,_, erotica_NN2 ,_, and_CC countless_JJ other_JJ temptations_NN2 ._. 
Inside_RL ,_, security_NN1 guards_NN2 had_VHD taken_VVN their_APPGE positions_NN2 and_CC were_VBDR prepared_VVN to_TO explain_VVI ,_, twice_RR to_II the_AT indignant_JJ ,_, that_DD1 all_RR21 but_RR22 the_AT smallest_JJT purses_NN2 would_VM have_VHI to_TO be_VBI left_VVN behind_RL at_II the_AT coat_NN1 check_NN1 ._. 
Overhead_JJ lights_NN2 shone_VVD bright_JJ and_CC hot_JJ ,_, like_II spotlights_NN2 aimed_VVN at_II a_AT1 stage_NN1 ,_, and_CC as_CSA I_PPIS1 walked_VVD into_II the_AT fair_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 felt_VVD like_II an_AT1 actor_NN1 without_IW a_AT1 script_NN1 ._. 
Ever_RR since_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 teenager_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN an_AT1 inveterate_JJ flea_NN1 market_NN1 shopper_NN1 ,_, on_II the_AT prowl_NN1 for_IF beautiful_JJ and_CC interesting_JJ objects_NN2 ._. 
Some_DD of_IO my_APPGE favorite_JJ recent_JJ finds_NN2 are_VBR an_AT1 old_JJ doctor_NN1 's_GE bag_NN1 I_PPIS1 use_VV0 as_II a_AT1 purse_NN1 ,_, wooden_JJ forms_NN2 for_IF ships_NN2 '_GE gears_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ now_RT hang_VV0 on_RP a_AT1 wall_NN1 in_II my_APPGE house_NN1 ,_, and_CC an_AT1 old_JJ watch_NN1 repairman_NN1 's_GE kit_NN1 with_IW glass_NN1 vials_NN2 of_IO minuscule_JJ parts_NN2 ._. 
(_( When_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 teen_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ costume_NN1 jewelry_NN1 and_CC bootleg_VV0 eight-track_JJ tapes_NN2 to_TO play_VVI in_II my_APPGE boyfriend_NN1 's_GE van_NN1 ._. )_) 
This_DD1 book_NN1 fair_NN1 was_VBDZ altogether_RR different_JJ ._. 
A_AT1 hybrid_NN1 of_IO museum_NN1 and_CC marketplace_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ filled_VVN with_IW millions_NNO2 of_IO dollars_NNU2 '_GE worth_NN1 of_IO books_NN2 and_CC enough_DD weathered_JJ leather_NN1 spines_NN2 to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 decorator_NN1 swoon_NN1 ._. 
Collectors_NN2 strode_VVD with_IW purpose_NN1 toward_II specific_JJ booths_NN2 ,_, and_CC dealers_NN2 adjusted_VVN the_AT displays_NN2 of_IO their_APPGE wares_NN2 on_II shelves_NN2 while_CS eyeing_VVG one_PPX121 another_PPX122 's_GE latest_JJT and_CC most_RGT valuable_JJ finds_NN2 ,_, perched_VVN in_II sparkling_JJ glass_NN1 cases_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 even_RR set_VV0 some_DD of_IO their_APPGE goods_NN2 on_II countertops_NN2 ,_, where_CS anyone_PN1 who_PNQS pleased_VVD would_VM be_VBI able_JK to_TO pick_VVI them_PPHO2 up_RP and_CC leaf_NN1 through_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
Everyone_PN1 but_CCB me_PPIO1 seemed_VVD to_TO know_VVI exactly_RR what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG for_IF ._. 
But_CCB what_DDQ I_PPIS1 sought_VVD was_VBDZ not_XX as_RG clear-cut_JJ as_CSA first_MD editions_NN2 or_CC illuminated_JJ manuscripts_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 love_VV0 to_TO read_VVI books_NN2 and_CC I_PPIS1 appreciate_VV0 their_APPGE aesthetic_JJ charms_NN2 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX collect_VVI them_PPHO2 ;_; I_PPIS1 had_VHD come_VVN to_II this_DD1 fair_JJ to_TO understand_VVI what_DDQ makes_VVZ others_NN2 do_VDI so_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD a_AT1 close-up_JJ view_NN1 into_II the_AT rare_JJ book_NN1 world_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 place_NN1 where_RRQ the_AT customs_NN2 were_VBDR utterly_RR foreign_JJ to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
With_IW any_DD luck_NN1 --_JJ something_PN1 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ every_AT1 person_NN1 at_II this_DD1 fair_JJ was_VBDZ wishing_VVG for_IF --_NN1 I_PPIS1 also_RR hoped_VVN to_TO discover_VVI something_PN1 about_II those_DD2 whose_DDQGE craving_NN1 leads_VVZ them_PPHO2 to_TO steal_VVI the_AT books_NN2 they_PPHS2 love_VV0 ._. 
To_II that_DD1 end_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ here_RL in_RR21 part_RR22 to_TO meet_VVI with_IW Ken_NP1 Sanders_NP1 ,_, the_AT Salt_NP1 Lake_NP1 City_NN1 rare_JJ book_NN1 dealer_NN1 and_CC self-styled_JJ sleuth_NN1 I_PPIS1 had_VHD spoken_VVN with_IW on_II the_AT phone_NN1 ._. 
Sanders_NP1 has_VHZ a_AT1 reputation_NN1 as_II a_AT1 man_NN1 who_PNQS relishes_VVZ catching_VVG book_NN1 thieves_NN2 ,_, and_CC like_II a_AT1 cop_NN1 who_PNQS has_VHZ been_VBN on_II the_AT force_NN1 for_IF years_NNT2 without_IW a_AT1 partner_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 also_RR savors_VVZ any_DD opportunity_NN1 to_TO share_VVI a_AT1 good_JJ story_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD called_VVN him_PPHO1 a_AT1 few_DA2 weeks_NNT2 earlier_RRR ,_, in_II preparation_NN1 for_IF our_APPGE meeting_NN1 ,_, and_CC during_II that_DD1 first_MD conversation_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD told_VVN me_PPIO1 about_II the_AT Red_JJ Jaguar_NN1 Guy_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS stole_VVD valuable_JJ copies_NN2 of_IO the_AT Book_NN1 of_IO Mormon_NN1 from_II him_PPHO1 ;_; the_AT Yugoslavian_JJ Scammers_NN2 ,_, whom_PNQO he_PPHS1 helped_VVD the_AT FBI_NP1 track_VVI down_RP one_MC1 weekend_NNT1 ;_; and_CC the_AT Irish_JJ Gas_NN1 Station_NN1 Gang_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS routinely_RR placed_VVN fraudulent_JJ orders_NN2 with_IW dealers_NN2 through_II the_AT Internet_NN1 and_CC had_VHD them_PPHO2 shipped_VVN to_II a_AT1 gas_NN1 station_NN1 in_II Northern_NP1 Ireland_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB these_DD2 were_VBDR preliminary_JJ stories_NN2 ,_, warm-ups_NN2 for_IF the_AT big_JJ one_PN1 :_: In_II 1999_MC ,_, Sanders_NP1 had_VHD begun_VVN working_VVG as_II the_AT volunteer_NN1 security_NN1 chair_NN1 of_IO the_AT Antiquarian_JJ Booksellers_NN2 '_GE Association_NN1 of_IO America_NP1 ._. 
In_RR21 short_RR22 ,_, the_AT job_NN1 was_VBDZ to_TO alert_VVI fellow_JJ dealers_NN2 whenever_RRQV he_PPHS1 got_VVD wind_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 theft_NN1 so_CS21 that_CS22 they_PPHS2 could_VM be_VBI on_II the_AT lookout_NN1 for_IF the_AT missing_JJ books_NN2 ._. 
With_IW four_MC months_NNT2 until_CS Gilkey_NP1 was_VBDZ to_TO begin_VVI his_APPGE sen_NN1 tence_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 and_CC his_APPGE father_NN1 drove_VVD up_RP and_CC down_RP the_AT coast_NN1 of_IO California_NP1 ,_, staying_VVG for_IF days_NNT2 at_II a_AT1 time_NNT1 in_II Lake_NNL1 Tahoe_NP1 ,_, San_NP1 Francisco_NP1 ,_, Los_NP1 Angeles_NP1 ,_, San_NP1 Diego_NP1 ,_, sometimes_RT making_VVG stops_VVZ at_II the_AT family_NN1 's_VBZ home_RL in_II Modesto_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 extended_JJ vacation_NN1 with_IW an_AT1 impending_JJ end_NN1 ,_, paid_VVN for_IF with_IW Gilkey_NP1 's_GE father_NN1 's_GE savings_NN2 and_CC stolen_JJ credit_NN1 card_NN1 numbers_NN2 ._. 
On_II March_NPM1 14_MC ,_, they_PPHS2 stayed_VVD at_II a_AT1 hotel_NN1 at_II the_AT San_NP1 Francisco_NP1 airport_NN1 ,_, because_CS parking_NN1 was_VBDZ cheaper_JJR than_CSN at_II hotels_NN2 downtown_RL ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 lovely_JJ day_NNT1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 set_VV0 out_RP in_II a_AT1 rental_NN1 car_NN1 to_II the_AT Westin_NP1 Hotel_NN1 ._. 
There_RL ,_, Gilkey_NP1 opened_VVD the_AT Yellow_JJ Pages_NN2 and_CC turned_VVD to_II the_AT listings_NN2 for_IF rare_JJ book_NN1 stores_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD already_RR done_VDN preliminary_JJ research_NN1 on_II his_APPGE computer_NN1 in_II Modesto_NP1 and_CC was_VBDZ especially_RR impressed_VVN by_II the_AT extensive_JJ collection_NN1 of_IO the_AT Brick_NN1 Row_NN1 Book_NN1 Shop_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 dialed_VVD their_APPGE number_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 pulled_VVD a_AT1 credit_NN1 card_NN1 receipt_NN1 from_II his_APPGE pocket_NN1 ._. 
Gilkey_NP1 identified_VVD himself_PPX1 as_CSA Dan_NP1 Weaver_NP1 and_CC spoke_VVD with_IW Andrew_NP1 Clark_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ impressed_VVN with_IW "_" Weaver_NP1 "_" and_CC treated_VVN him_PPHO1 with_IW respect_NN1 because_CS he_PPHS1 seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI just_RR the_AT sort_NN1 of_IO person_NN1 who_PNQS might_VM become_VVI a_AT1 good_JJ customer_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM looking_VVG for_IF a_AT1 gift_NN1 ,_, "_" said_VVD "_" Weaver_NP1 ,_, "_" in_II his_APPGE polite_JJ voice_NN1 ._. 
"_" Something_PN1 in_II the_AT range_NN1 ._. 
Maybe_RR Thackeray_NP1 's_GE Vanity_NN1 Fair_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM afraid_JJ we_PPIS2 have_VH0 n't_XX got_VVN it_PPH1 ,_, "_" said_VVD Clark_NP1 ._. 
"_" But_CCB I_PPIS1 've_VH0 got_VVN another_DD1 nineteenth-century_JJ novel_NN1 you_PPY might_VM be_VBI interested_JJ in_II :_: The_AT Mayor_NN1 of_IO Casterbridge_NP1 ,_, by_II Thomas_NP1 Hardy_NP1 ._. "_" 
"_" Hmm_UH ..._... "_" 
"_" Weaver_NP1 "_" seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI considering_VVG ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 two-volume_JJ set_NN1 ,_, "_" added_VVD Clark_NP1 ,_, "_" with_IW brown_JJ half_NN1 morocco_NN1 by_II Riviere_NP1 ,_, marbled_JJ sides_NN2 ,_, gilt_NN1 decorated_VVN and_CC lettered_VVN spines_NN2 ._. 
A_AT1 first_MD edition_NN1 ,_, fine_JJ copy_NN1 ,_, twenty-five_MC hundred_NNO ._. "_" 
"_" Well_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 that_CST fits_VVZ the_AT bill_NN1 ,_, "_" said_VVD "_" Weaver_NP1 ,_, "_" who_PNQS then_RT read_VVD his_APPGE credit_NN1 card_NN1 number_NN1 to_II Clark_NP1 and_CC said_VVD he_PPHS1 would_VM pick_VVI up_RP the_AT book_NN1 later_RRR that_DD1 afternoon_NNT1 ._. 
Clark_NP1 carefully_RR wrapped_VVD The_AT Mayor_NN1 of_IO Casterbridge_NP1 in_II plain_JJ brown_JJ paper_NN1 and_CC ,_, before_II heading_VVG out_RP to_II lunch_NN1 ,_, informed_VVD owner_NN1 John_NP1 Crichton_NP1 that_CST someone_PN1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO stop_VVI by_RP and_CC pick_VVI it_PPH1 up_RP ._. 
Later_RRR that_DD1 day_NNT1 ,_, a_AT1 man_NN1 in_II his_APPGE late_JJ seventies_MC2 rushed_VVD into_II the_AT store_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 told_VVD Crichton_NP1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ there_RL to_TO pick_VVI up_RP a_AT1 book_NN1 for_IF his_APPGE son_NN1 ,_, Dan_NP1 Weaver_NP1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM in_II a_AT1 hurry_NN1 "_" --_NN1 he_PPHS1 scowled_VVD --_JJ "_" double-parked_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 got_VVD ta_TO get_VVI the_AT book_NN1 ._. "_" 
Crichton_NP1 checked_VVD to_TO make_VVI sure_JJ the_AT credit_NN1 card_NN1 charge_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN authorized_VVN ._. 
It_PPH1 had_VHD ,_, so_CS he_PPHS1 handed_VVD over_RP the_AT book_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 copy_NN1 of_IO the_AT invoice_NN1 ._. 
Gilkey_NP1 's_GE father_NN1 rode_VVD the_AT elevator_NN1 down_RP ,_, climbed_VVD into_II the_AT rental_NN1 car_NN1 ,_, and_CC gave_VVD the_AT book_NN1 to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
Gilkey_NN1 would_VM later_RRR explain_VVI to_II me_PPIO1 that_CST the_AT reason_NN1 his_APPGE father_NN1 picked_VVD up_RP the_AT book_NN1 was_VBDZ that_CST he_PPHS1 needed_VVD to_TO use_VVI a_AT1 bathroom_NN1 ,_, so_CS Gilkey_NP1 sent_VVD him_PPHO1 in_RP to_TO take_VVI care_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE needs_NN2 and_CC do_VD0 the_AT pickup_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 insisted_VVD that_CST his_APPGE father_NN1 did_VDD not_XX know_VVI that_CST he_PPHS1 (_( Gilkey_NP1 )_) had_VHD purchased_VVN the_AT book_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 stolen_JJ credit_NN1 card_NN1 number_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB his_APPGE father_NN1 had_VHD said_VVN he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ there_RL to_TO pick_VVI up_RP a_AT1 book_NN1 for_IF Dan_NP1 Weaver_NP1 ;_; there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT way_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ unaware_JJ of_IO his_APPGE complicity_NN1 ._. 
Again_RT ,_, Gilkey_NP1 's_GE fierce_JJ denial_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE role_NN1 was_VBDZ more_RGR perplexing_JJ than_CSN his_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE involvement_NN1 ,_, although_CS both_DB2 continued_VVD to_TO bewilder_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
To_II Gilkey_NP1 ,_, having_VHG a_AT1 book_NN1 like_II The_AT Mayor_NN1 of_IO Casterbridge_NP1 --_JJ old_JJ and_CC fine_JJ ,_, a_AT1 piece_NN1 of_IO literary_JJ history_NN1 --_NN1 in_II his_APPGE hands_NN2 ,_, felt_VVD deeply_RR satisfying_JJ ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 like_II it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 held_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, knowing_VVG that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ worth_II something_PN1 ,_, that_CST "_" everyone_PN1 wanted_VVD it_PPH1 ,_, "_" but_CCB that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ the_AT only_JJ one_PN1 who_PNQS owned_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ thrilling_JJ ._. 
When_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ done_VDN examining_VVG it_PPH1 ,_, he_PPHS1 carefully_RR laid_VVN it_PPH1 down_RP in_II the_AT backseat_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_RR21 little_RR22 nervous_JJ during_II the_AT pickup_NN1 ,_, but_CCB his_APPGE father_NN1 had_VHD come_VVN through_II fine_JJ ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR both_RR relieved_VVN as_CSA they_PPHS2 drove_VVD away_RL ._. 
A_AT1 month_NNT1 later_RRR ,_, the_AT real_JJ Dan_NP1 Weaver_NP1 ,_, legitimate_JJ owner_NN1 of_IO the_AT credit_NN1 card_NN1 ,_, called_VVN Crichton_NP1 and_CC demanded_VVN ,_, "_" Why_RRQ did_VDD you_PPY charge_VVI me_PPIO1 twenty-five_MC hundred_NNO dollars_NNU2 --_JJ and_CC for_IF a_AT1 ?_? !_! "_" 
Crichton_NP1 looked_VVD into_II it_PPH1 and_CC discovered_VVD that_CST the_AT order_NN1 was_VBDZ indeed_RR fraudulent_JJ ._. 
How_RRQ could_VM this_DD1 have_VHI happened_VVN ?_? 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD once_RR been_VBN security_NN1 chair_NN1 of_IO the_AT ABAA_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ careful_JJ ._. 
At_RR21 once_RR22 ,_, he_PPHS1 e-mailed_JJ Sanders_NP1 and_CC gave_VVD him_PPHO1 the_AT details_NN2 ._. 
As_CSA I_PPIS1 spent_VVD time_NNT1 among_II rare_JJ books_NN2 and_CC their_APPGE collectors_NN2 ,_, as_RG strongly_RR as_CSA I_PPIS1 felt_VVD this_DD1 power_NN1 and_CC their_APPGE manifold_JJ other_JJ attractions_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 did_VDD not_XX succumb_VVI to_II full-blown_JJ bibliomania_NN1 ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 thought_VVD I_PPIS1 might_VM ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD ,_, however_RR ,_, come_VVI to_TO understand_VVI more_RGR fully_RR the_AT satisfaction_NN1 of_IO the_AT pursuit_NN1 ._. 
Hunting_VVG down_RP treasures_NN2 for_IF a_AT1 collection_NN1 brings_VVZ its_APPGE own_DA rewards_NN2 ,_, but_CCB ,_, ultimately_RR even_RR more_RGR satisfying_JJ ,_, building_VVG it_PPH1 is_VBZ a_AT1 way_NN1 of_IO creating_VVG a_AT1 narrative_NN1 ._. 
When_RRQ books_NN2 are_VBR joined_VVN with_IW others_NN2 that_CST have_VH0 traits_NN2 in_RR21 common_RR22 they_PPHS2 form_VV0 a_AT1 larger_JJR story_NN1 that_CST can_VM reveal_VVI something_PN1 wholly_RR new_JJ about_II the_AT history_NN1 of_IO democracy_NN1 ,_, or_CC Renaissance_NN1 cooking_NN1 ,_, or_CC Hells_NN2 Angels_NN2 who_PNQS pen_VV0 novels_NN2 ._. 
When_CS I_PPIS1 first_MD talked_VVN to_II rare_JJ book_NN1 lovers_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ enamored_VVN of_IO their_APPGE stories_NN2 of_IO discovery_NN1 and_CC theft_NN1 ,_, but_CCB what_DDQ I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX realize_VVI was_VBDZ that_CST the_AT most_RGT important_JJ stories_NN2 they_PPHS2 had_VHD to_TO tell_VVI were_VBDR those_DD2 formed_VVN through_II their_APPGE collections_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR not_XX only_RR "_" salvaging_VVG civilization_NN1 ,_, "_" but_CCB also_RR ,_, by_II linking_VVG books_NN2 ,_, engaging_VVG in_II acts_NN2 of_IO interpretation_NN1 ._. 
Although_CS I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX become_VVN a_AT1 bibliomaniac_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 now_RT see_VV0 myself_PPX1 as_II an_AT1 ardent_JJ collector_NN1 ,_, no_RR21 longer_RR22 of_IO carnelians_NN2 and_CC Pixy_JJ Stix_NN1 straws_NN2 ,_, but_CCB of_IO stories_NN2 ._. 
Searching_VVG for_IF them_PPHO2 ,_, researching_VVG them_PPHO2 ,_, and_CC writing_VVG them_PPHO2 gives_VVZ my_APPGE life_NN1 shape_NN1 and_CC purpose_NN1 the_AT way_NN1 that_CST hunting_NN1 ,_, gathering_VVG ,_, and_CC cataloging_VVG books_NN2 does_VDZ for_IF the_AT collector_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 're_VBR all_DB building_NN1 narratives_NN2 ._. 
As_CSA I_PPIS1 thought_VVD about_II Gilkey_NP1 's_GE and_CC Sanders_NP1 's_GE stories_NN2 ,_, and_CC those_DD2 of_IO the_AT other_JJ collectors_NN2 and_CC thieves_NN2 I_PPIS1 encountered_VVD ,_, they_PPHS2 merged_VVD in_II my_APPGE mind_NN1 into_II a_AT1 collection_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE own_DA ,_, the_AT larger_JJR story_NN1 of_IO which_DDQ is_VBZ a_AT1 testament_NN1 to_II the_AT passion_NN1 for_IF books_NN2 --_NN1 their_APPGE content_NN1 and_CC histories_NN2 ,_, their_APPGE leathery_NN1 ,_, papery_NN1 ,_, smooth_JJ ,_, musty_JJ ,_, warped_JJ ,_, foxed_VVD ,_, torn_VVN ,_, engraved_VVD ,_, and_CC inscribed_JJ bodies_NN2 ._. 
This_DD1 passion_NN1 I_PPIS1 share_VV0 with_IW them_PPHO2 all_DB ._. 
THE_AT LAST_MD TIME_NNT1 I_PPIS1 met_VVD with_IW Gilkey_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 wondered_VVD aloud_RR whether_CSW he_PPHS1 had_VHD considered_VVN the_AT possible_JJ consequences_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE life_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE story_NN1 ,_, being_VBG made_VVN public_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 muttered_VVD something_PN1 about_II a_AT1 statute_NN1 of_IO limitations_NN2 and_CC stared_VVD at_II my_APPGE notebook_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 held_VVD his_APPGE future_NN1 ._. 
For_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 looked_VVD frozen_JJ ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 tossed_VVD out_RP something_PN1 about_II how_RRQ the_AT book_NN1 might_VM possibly_RR hurt_VVI his_APPGE future_JJ employment_NN1 opportunities_NN2 ._. 
"_" But_CCB no_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX worried_VVN about_II it_PPH1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, regaining_VVG his_APPGE composure_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, I_PPIS1 got_VVD ta_TO check_VVI certain_JJ legalities_NN2 ._. 
Make_VV0 sure_JJ I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX get_VVI charged_VVN for_IF things_NN2 ._. "_" 
Then_RT ,_, as_RG quickly_RR as_CSA you_PPY can_VM slam_VVI a_AT1 book_NN1 shut_VVD ,_, Gilkey_NP1 ,_, in_II characteristic_JJ fashion_NN1 ,_, turned_VVD his_APPGE attention_NN1 from_II dangerous_JJ risk_NN1 to_II glorious_JJ possibility_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ thinking_VVG of_IO the_AT ending_NN1 of_IO your_APPGE book_NN1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 could_VM write_VVI a_AT1 series_NN of_IO detective_NN1 novels_NN2 ._. 
The_AT first_MD one_PN1 would_VM be_VBI about_II a_AT1 serial_JJ killer_NN1 who_PNQS 's_VBZ fascinated_VVN by_II the_AT poem_NN1 'The_NN1 Devil_NN1 's_GE Walk_NN1 ,_, '_GE written_JJ in_II 1820_MC by_II Samuel_NP1 Taylor_NP1 Coleridge_NP1 ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ a_AT1 very_RG striking_JJ poem_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 mentions_VVZ bookstores_NN2 and_CC sort_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 obsession_NN1 ...._... 
Anyway_RR ,_, in_II my_APPGE novel_NN1 the_AT FBI_NP1 has_VHZ to_TO call_VVI in_II the_AT foremost_JJT expert_NN1 in_II the_AT world_NN1 of_IO books_NN2 and_CC poems_NN2 and_CC classical_JJ literature_NN1 ,_, because_CS there_EX are_VBR no_AT book_NN1 dealers_NN2 that_CST can_VM solve_VVI the_AT murderer_NN1 's_GE crimes_NN2 ._. 
This_DD1 expert_NN1 is_VBZ someone_PN1 who_PNQS ,_, as_CSA Ken_NP1 Sanders_NP1 says_VVZ ,_, went_VVD over_RP to_II the_AT dark_JJ side_NN1 and_CC found_VVD all_DB these_DD2 ways_NN2 to_TO steal_VVI ,_, to_TO accumulate_VVI the_AT greatest_JJT collection_NN1 of_IO rare_JJ books_NN2 in_II the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
And_CC then_RT he_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO go_VVI to_II prison_NN1 ,_, but_CCB now_RT he_PPHS1 's_VBZ out_RP ,_, so_CS they_PPHS2 called_VVD him_PPHO1 in_RP as_II a_AT1 consultant_NN1 ._. 
Unfortunately_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 's_VBZ a_AT1 former_DA convict_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 ,_, slightly_RR crazy_JJ ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 stole_VVD rare_JJ books_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 would_VM base_VVI it_PPH1 a_RR21 little_RR22 on_II me_PPIO1 ...._... 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM be_VBI set_VVN up_RP like_II this_DD1 dark_JJ figure_NN1 ._. 
And_CC maybe_RR I_PPIS1 'd_VM try_VVI to_TO have_VHI more_DAR access_NN1 to_II certain_JJ books_NN2 that_CST the_AT government_NN1 keeps_VVZ hidden_VVN ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 the_AT book_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 what_DDQ I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ...._... 
There_EX 's_VBZ always_RR that_CST one_MC1 book_NN1 you_PPY can_VM never_RR get_VVI your_APPGE hands_NN2 on_RP ._. 
Maybe_RR he_PPHS1 's_VBZ working_VVG with_IW the_AT FBI_NP1 just_RR to_TO have_VHI access_NN1 to_II that_DD1 one_MC1 book_NN1 ...._... 
Maybe_RR it_PPH1 's_VBZ at_II the_AT Library_NN1 of_IO Congress_NN1 ,_, maybe_RR a_AT1 special_JJ hidden_JJ book_NN1 ,_, the_AT Dead_NP1 Sea_NNL1 Scrolls_NN2 ,_, the_AT diary_NN1 of_IO JFK_NP1 's_GE killing_NN1 ,_, something_PN1 like_II that_DD1 ._. 
And_CC maybe_RR there_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 surprise_NN1 ending_NN1 ._. 
Now_RT he_PPHS1 has_VHZ access_NN1 to_II the_AT book_NN1 ,_, so_RG maybe_RR ..._... "_" 
Gilkey_NP1 paused_VVD a_AT1 moment_NN1 before_II delivering_VVG his_APPGE ending_NN1 ._. 
"_" Maybe_RR still_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM a_AT1 thief_NN1 ._. 
"_" What_DDQ do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI about_II that_DD1 idea_NN1 ?_? 
Your_APPGE honest_JJ opinion_NN1 ._. "_" 
