Blue_AJ0 
IN_PRP SPITE_NN1 OF_PRF the_AT0 fact_NN1 that_CJT I_PNP 'd_VHD buried_VVN the_AT0 book_NN1 ,_PUN Flora_NP0 continued_VVD to_TO0 visit_VVI ._SENT We_PNP were_VBD starting_VVG to_TO0 get_VVI holiday_NN1 busy_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC there_EX0 was_VBD usually_AV0 a_AT0 pre-lunch_AJ0 lull_NN1 ._SENT Flora_NP0 was_VBD still_AV0 punctual_AJ0 ._SENT Eleven_CRD a.m._AV0 sharp_AJ0 and_CJC I_PNP 'd_VM0 hear_VVI the_AT0 slide_NN1 of_PRF bracelets_NN2 on_PRP her_DPS wrist_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 Fiction_NN1 corner_NN1 ._SENT Now_AV0 it_PNP seemed_VVD she_PNP was_VBD wearing_VVG her_DPS long_AV0 slippery_AJ0 down_PRP coat_NN1 ,_PUN for_CJS it_PNP rasped_VVD faintly_AV0 along_PRP the_AT0 sailboat_NN1 table_NN1 ._SENT An_AT0 old_AJ0 Mexican_AJ0 blanket_NN1 draped_VVN over_PRP a_AT0 chair_NN1 in_PRP Memoirs_NN2 often_AV0 ended_VVD up_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 floor_NN1 ._SENT Flora_NP0 had_VHD always_AV0 said_VVN we_PNP should_VM0 get_VVI that_DT0 chair_NN1 reupholstered_AJ0 ._SENT She_PNP rustled_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 bathroom_NN1 but_CJC rarely_AV0 managed_VVD to_TO0 dislodge_VVI the_AT0 paper_NN1 towels_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 as_CJS always_AV0 she_PNP seemed_VVD to_TO0 slip_VVI into_PRP the_AT0 confessional_NN1 without_PRP opening_VVG its_DPS low_AJ0 gate_NN1 ._SENT 
WHEN_AVQ THIS_DT0 space_NN1 was_VBD renovated_VVN ,_PUN the_AT0 friends_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 bookstore_NN1 put_VVD sacred_AJ0 tobacco_NN1 ,_PUN sweetgrass_NN1 ,_PUN cedar_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC sage_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 walls_NN2 ._SENT Then_AV0 they_PNP painted_VVD the_AT0 front_NN1 and_CJC back_NN1 doors_NN2 blue_AJ0 to_TO0 keep_VVI out_AVP malignant_AJ0 energies_NN2 ._SENT All_DT0 over_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 —_PUN in_PRP Greek_AJ0 villages_NN2 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 American_AJ0 Southwest_NN1 ,_PUN among_PRP the_AT0 Tuareg_NN1 —_PUN blueness_NN1 repels_VVZ evil_AJ0 ._SENT Blue_AJ0 glass_NN1 bottles_NN2 on_PRP windowsills_NN2 keep_VVB devils_NN2 out_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC so_AV0 on_AVP ._SENT Thus_AV0 the_AT0 front_AJ0 door_NN1 ,_PUN painted_AJ0 spirit_NN1 blue_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 vibrant_AJ0 blue_AJ0 canopies_NN2 above_PRP the_AT0 windows_NN2 ._SENT 
Which_DTQ blue_NN1 ?_SENT There_EX0 are_VBB thousands_CRD of_PRF blues_NN2 ._SENT 
I_PNP had_VHD come_VVN to_TO0 know_VVI the_AT0 bookstore_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 place_NN1 where_AVQ ,_PUN in_PRP addition_NN1 to_PRP droves_NN2 of_PRF readers_NN2 ,_PUN annoyance_NN1 did_VDD occasionally_AV0 wander_VVI in_PRP ._SENT But_CJC no_AT0 evil_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS far_AV0 as_CJS I_PNP could_VM0 tell_VVI ,_PUN had_VHD ever_AV0 made_VVN it_PNP past_PRP the_AT0 blue_AJ0 door_NN1 ._SENT Flora_NP0 was_VBD a_AT0 busybody_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 spirit_NN1 ,_PUN restless_AJ0 and_CJC irritable_AJ0 ._SENT Still_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 blue_AJ0 door_NN1 should_VM0 have_VHI kept_VVN her_PNP out_AVP ._SENT Perhaps_AV0 she_PNP 'd_VHD squeezed_VVN in_AVP through_PRP a_AT0 floor_NN1 crack_NN1 ._SENT With_PRP the_AT0 exception_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 one_CRD instance_NN1 I_PNP 'd_VHD told_VVN her_PNP to_TO0 leave_VVI ,_PUN and_CJC received_VVD a_AT0 zinging_VVG sense_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS resentment_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP told_VVD myself_PNX again_AV0 and_CJC again_AV0 that_CJT she_PNP was_VBD harmless_AJ0 enough_AV0 ._SENT 
Not_XX0 so_AV0 ,_PUN of_PRF course_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 book_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 book_NN1 lay_VVD beneath_PRP my_DPS thoughts_NN2 ,_PUN submerged_VVN like_PRP an_AT0 old_AJ0 grief_NN1 or_CJC an_AT0 anger_NN1 unresolved_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD down_AVP there_AV0 ,_PUN like_PRP something_PNI terrible_AJ0 that_DT0 was_VBD done_VDN to_PRP you_PNP in_PRP childhood_NN1 ._SENT Sometimes_AV0 the_AT0 thought_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 book_NN1 came_VVD again_AV0 and_CJC again_AV0 ,_PUN like_PRP an_AT0 annoying_AJ0 tune_NN1 you_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 shut_VVI off_AVP in_PRP your_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP longed_VVD for_PRP snow_NN1 to_TO0 fall_VVI ,_PUN hoping_VVG that_CJT the_AT0 cold_AJ0 white_AJ0 shield_NN1 would_VM0 help_VVI me_PNP ._SENT For_CJS I_PNP had_VHD the_AT0 uneasy_AJ0 sense_NN1 ,_PUN ever_AV0 since_CJS I_PNP 'd_VHD sat_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 tree_NN1 ,_PUN ever_AV0 since_CJS I_PNP 'd_VHD watched_VVN Asema_NP0 go_VVI straight_AV0 to_PRP its_DPS grave_NN1 ,_PUN that_CJT the_AT0 book_NN1 itself_PNX was_VBD not_XX0 an_AT0 inanimate_AJ0 thing_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP had_VHD buried_VVN something_PNI alive_AJ0 ._SENT 
ONE_CRD MORNING_NN1 when_AVQ the_AT0 store_NN1 was_VBD empty_AJ0 but_CJC for_PRP the_AT0 slide_NN1 of_PRF Flora_NP0 's_POS skirt_NN1 along_PRP the_AT0 edge_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 sailboat_NN1 table_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP asked_VVD ,_PUN out_AVP loud_AV0 ,_PUN if_CJS it_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 book_NN1 that_CJT had_VHD killed_VVN her_PNP ._SENT 
'_PUQ Flora_NP0 ?_SENT '_POS 
I_PNP could_VM0 feel_VVI her_PNP listening_VVG ._SENT 
'_PUQ Did_VDD you_PNP read_VVI the_AT0 sentence_NN1 through_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 ?_SENT Was_VBD that_DT0 what_DTQ happened_VVD ?_SENT '_POS 
I_PNP sensed_VVD an_AT0 immediate_AJ0 focus_NN1 ._SENT Earlier_AV0 ,_PUN when_CJS the_AT0 book_NN1 had_VHD actually_AV0 been_VBN in_PRP the_AT0 store_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP thought_VVD I_PNP 'd_VHD heard_VVN Flora_NP0 's_POS voice_NN1 ._SENT Although_CJS the_AT0 possibility_NN1 that_CJT she_PNP might_VM0 speak_VVI was_VBD unnerving_AJ0 ,_PUN my_DPS distress_NN1 about_PRP the_AT0 book_NN1 was_VBD worse_AJC ._SENT I_PNP needed_VVD an_AT0 answer_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC I_PNP could_VM0 feel_VVI Flora_NP0 's_POS need_NN1 to_TO0 answer_VVI ._SENT I_PNP could_VM0 feel_VVI the_AT0 attempt_NN1 right_AV0 there_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 sensation_NN1 of_PRF Flora_NP0 's_POS will_NN1 pushing_VVG at_PRP the_AT0 thin_AJ0 divide_NN1 between_PRP us_PNP ._SENT Living_AJ0 and_CJC dead_AJ0 ,_PUN what_DTQ was_VBD that_DT0 ?_SENT We_PNP seemed_VVD so_AV0 close_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP could_VM0 hardly_AV0 breathe_VVI ._SENT I_PNP threw_VVD from_PRP my_DPS body_NN1 some_DT0 assisting_AJ0 force_NN1 toward_PRP Flora_NP0 ._SENT We_PNP were_VBD locked_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 effort_NN1 to_TO0 communicate_VVI across_PRP the_AT0 charged_AJ0 air_NN1 above_PRP the_AT0 featured_AJ0 books_NN2 ._SENT Waves_NN2 of_PRF force_NN1 between_PRP us_PNP pushed_VVD and_CJC receded_VVD and_CJC began_VVD again_AV0 ._SENT Then_AV0 a_AT0 customer_NN1 walked_VVD in_AVP ._SENT 
Dissatisfaction_NN1 
DISSATISFACTION_NN1 IS_VBZ A_AT0 hunched_AJ0 ,_PUN sinewy_AJ0 ,_PUN doggedly_AV0 athletic_AJ0 Black_AJ0 man_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS seventies_CRD ._SENT We_PNP see_VVB him_PNP running_VVG slowly_AV0 around_PRP the_AT0 lake_NN1 and_CJC yet_AV0 when_CJS he_PNP enters_VVZ the_AT0 store_NN1 his_DPS tracksuit_NN1 is_VBZ immaculate_AJ0 ._SENT Today_AV0 he_PNP wore_VVD the_AT0 navy_NN1 blue_NN1 one_CRD with_PRP orange_AJ0 stripes_NN2 ,_PUN plus_PRP a_AT0 black_AJ0 parka_NN1 over_PRP the_AT0 thin_AJ0 jacket_NN1 ._SENT These_DT0 were_VBD casual_AJ0 clothes_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP wore_VVD them_PNP well_AV0 ._SENT As_CJS always_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP presented_VVD an_AT0 air_NN1 of_PRF elegant_AJ0 outrage_NN1 ._SENT 
'_PUQ What_DTQ 's_VBZ new_AJ0 ?_SENT '_POS 
He_PNP stood_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 entryway_NN1 ,_PUN glaring_AJ0 ,_PUN belligerent_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP glared_VVD back_AVP at_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN furious_AJ0 that_CJT he_PNP 'd_VHD interrupted_VVN my_DPS communication_NN1 with_PRP Flora_NP0 ._SENT Beat_VVB it_PNP !_SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB talking_VVG to_PRP a_AT0 dead_AJ0 customer_NN1 !_SENT 
But_CJC I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 say_VVI that_DT0 ._SENT I_PNP relented_VVD ._SENT By_PRP way_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 fact_NN1 he_PNP was_VBD impossible_AJ0 to_TO0 please_VVI ,_PUN Dissatisfaction_NN1 was_VBD one_CRD of_PRF my_DPS favorite_AJ0 customers_NN2 ._SENT Also_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 want_VVI him_PNP to_TO0 tell_VVI me_PNP again_AV0 that_CJT he_PNP had_VHD only_AV0 a_AT0 decade_NN1 or_CJC so_AV0 left_VVN to_TO0 read_VVI ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD always_AV0 in_PRP a_AT0 hurry_NN1 and_CJC wanted_VVD me_PNP to_TO0 drop_VVI everything_PNI ._SENT He_PNP is_VBZ one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 cursed_AJ0 ,_PUN a_AT0 Tantalus_NN1 ,_PUN whose_DTQ literary_AJ0 hunger_NN1 perpetually_AV0 gnaws_VVZ but_CJC can_VM0 never_AV0 be_VBI satiated_VVN ._SENT He_PNP has_VHZ read_VVN everything_PNI at_PRP least_AV0 once_AV0 ._SENT As_CJS he_PNP began_VVD reading_VVG capaciously_AV0 at_PRP the_AT0 age_NN1 of_PRF six_CRD ,_PUN he_PNP is_VBZ now_AV0 running_VVG out_AVP of_PRF fiction_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP love_VVB the_AT0 challenge_NN1 of_PRF selling_VVG books_NN2 to_PRP him_PNP and_CJC tried_VVD first_ORD ,_PUN as_CJS usual_AJ0 ,_PUN to_TO0 interest_VVI him_PNP in_PRP history_NN1 ,_PUN politics_NN1 ,_PUN biography_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP knew_VVD he_PNP would_VM0 not_XX0 accept_VVI anything_PNI but_CJC fiction_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC this_DT0 was_VBD a_AT0 chance_NN1 for_PRP him_PNP to_TO0 vent_VVI anxiety_NN1 over_PRP what_DTQ he_PNP might_VM0 read_VVI next_ORD ._SENT He_PNP snarled_VVD and_CJC swatted_VVD aside_AV0 my_DPS factual_AJ0 offerings_NN2 ._SENT 
Asema_NP0 walked_VVD in_AVP and_CJC tried_VVD to_TO0 help_VVI ._SENT 
'_PUQ All_DT0 right_NN1 ,_PUN '_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD to_PRP him_PNP firmly_AV0 ,_PUN '_PUQ you_PNP should_VM0 really_AV0 read_VVI this_DT0 ._SENT '_PUQ Before_CJS I_PNP could_VM0 stop_VVI her_PNP ,_PUN she_PNP handed_VVD him_PNP The_AT0 Narrow_AJ0 Road_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 Deep_AJ0 North_NN1 ,_PUN by_PRP Richard_NP0 Flanagan_NP0 ._SENT An_AT0 anguishing_AJ0 read_NN1 about_PRP prisoners_NN2 of_PRF war_NN1 worked_VVN to_PRP death_NN1 in_PRP order_NN1 to_TO0 build_VVI a_AT0 highway_NN1 through_PRP impassable_AJ0 jungle_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 just_AV0 wave_VVI it_PNP off_AVP ;_PUN he_PNP lifted_VVD his_DPS hands_NN2 and_CJC fended_VVD it_PNP off_AVP ._SENT 
'_PUQ Too_AV0 much_AV0 ,_PUN '_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
'_PUQ Well_AV0 ,_PUN what_DTQ about_PRP this_DT0 ?_SENT '_PUQ She_PNP held_VVD up_AVP Every_AT0 Man_NN1 Dies_VVZ Alone_AV0 ,_PUN by_PRP Hans_NP0 Fallada_NP0 ._SENT 
'_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ more_AV0 World_NN1 War_NN1 Two_CRD history_NN1 ,_PUN '_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN thrusting_VVG it_PNP back_AVP at_PRP her_PNP ._SENT 
'_PUQ Yes_ITJ ,_PUN '_PUQ said_VVD Asema_NP0 ,_PUN '_PUQ but_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ something_PNI we_PNP should_VM0 all_AV0 know_VVI about_AVP ,_PUN right_AV0 ?_SENT '_POS 
He_PNP peered_VVD at_PRP Asema_NP0 ,_PUN then_AV0 spoke_VVD with_PRP incredulous_AJ0 contempt_NN1 ._SENT 
'_PUQ Are_VBB you_PNP kidding_VVG me_PNP ?_SENT Honey_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD there_AV0 ._SENT '_POS 
Asema_NP0 looked_VVD at_PRP him_PNP with_PRP a_AT0 burst_NN1 of_PRF intensity_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP nodded_VVD back_AVP at_PRP her_PNP and_CJC flared_VVD his_DPS eyes_NN2 ._SENT 
She_PNP returned_VVD the_AT0 flare_NN1 ._SENT 
'_PUQ There_AV0 how_AVQ ?_SENT '_POS 
'_PUQ My_DPS dad_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 G.I._NN1 My_DPS mama_NN1 was_VBD German_AJ0 ._SENT They_PNP fell_VVD in_PRP love_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD born_VVN ,_PUN rode_VVD her_PNP back_AVP as_CJS she_PNP picked_VVD through_PRP rubble_NN1 after_PRP the_AT0 war_NN1 ._SENT Eventually_AV0 he_PNP married_VVD my_DPS mom_NN1 and_CJC we_PNP moved_VVD here_AV0 ._SENT Happy_AJ0 now_AV0 ?_SENT '_POS 
'_PUQ Pretty_AV0 much_AV0 ,_PUN '_PUQ said_VVD Asema_NP0 ,_PUN subdued_AJ0 ._SENT 
It_PNP is_VBZ n't_XX0 that_CJT he_PNP wants_VVZ fiction_NN1 with_PRP happy_AJ0 endings_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP hates_VVZ happy_AJ0 endings_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP turned_VVD back_AVP to_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN dismissing_VVG Asema_NP0 with_PRP a_AT0 flick_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS fingers_NN2 ._SENT Dissatisfaction_NN1 wears_VVZ thick_AJ0 glasses_NN2 ,_PUN has_VHZ brilliant_AJ0 young_AJ0 brown-gold_AJ0 eyes_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 long_AJ0 angular_AJ0 face_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 broad_AJ0 jaw_NN1 ,_PUN grim_AJ0 line_NN1 of_PRF mouth_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS hair_NN1 is_VBZ thick_AJ0 ,_PUN gray_AJ0 ,_PUN cut_VVB close_AJ0 to_PRP his_DPS skull_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS hands_NN2 are_VBB singular_AJ0 —_PUN long_AJ0 and_CJC narrow_AJ0 with_PRP tenuous_AJ0 wrists_NN2 ._SENT When_CJS he_PNP picks_VVZ through_PRP books_NN2 with_PRP avid_AJ0 purpose_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS fingers_NN2 are_VBB nimble_AJ0 and_CJC hungry_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP holds_VVZ his_DPS breath_NN1 and_CJC either_AV0 lets_VVZ it_PNP out_AVP explosively_AV0 after_PRP reading_VVG the_AT0 first_ORD page_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 signal_NN1 of_PRF disgust_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC with_PRP no_AT0 sound_NN1 at_PRP all_DT0 turns_VVZ the_AT0 page_NN1 ._SENT Generally_AV0 ,_PUN if_CJS the_AT0 first_ORD pages_NN2 satisfy_VVB ,_PUN he_PNP will_VM0 read_VVI the_AT0 entire_AJ0 book_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP will_VM0 not_XX0 quit_VVI even_AV0 though_CJS he_PNP may_VM0 come_VVI to_TO0 hate_VVI it_PNP ._SENT 
Now_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP stood_VVD beside_PRP him_PNP ticking_VVG through_PRP the_AT0 past_NN1 few_DT0 months_NN2 of_PRF success_NN1 and_CJC failure_NN1 ._SENT Toni_NP0 Cade_NP0 Bambara_NP0 and_CJC Ishiguro_NP0 ,_PUN yes_ITJ ,_PUN all_DT0 of_PRF Murakami_NP0 ,_PUN yes_ITJ ,_PUN Philip_NP0 Roth_NP0 ,_PUN James_NP0 Baldwin_NP0 and_CJC Colson_NP0 Whitehead_NP0 (_PUL Get_VVB out_AVP ._SENT Read_VVB these_DT0 a_AT0 hundred_CRD times_NN2 )_PUR ._SENT Yaa_NP0 Gyasi_NP0 ,_PUN yes_ITJ ,_PUN Rachel_NP0 Kushner_NP0 ,_PUN yes_ITJ ,_PUN and_CJC W_NP0 ._SENT G_ZZ0 ._SENT Sebald_NP0 ,_PUN but_CJC no_AT0 more_DT0 mysteries_NN2 because_CJS he_PNP complains_VVZ that_CJT he_PNP becomes_VVZ compulsive_AJ0 ._SENT A_AT0 month_NN1 ago_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP gave_VVD him_PNP Denis_NP0 Johnson_NP0 's_POS Angels_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ he_PNP liked_VVD well_AV0 enough_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP tried_VVD Tree_NN1 of_PRF Smoke_NN1 and_CJC excoriated_VVD Johnson_NP0 for_PRP enervating_VVG him_PNP with_PRP the_AT0 evidence_NN1 of_PRF hard_AJ0 research_NN1 ,_PUN although_CJS ,_PUN he_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN he_PNP could_VM0 see_VVI where_AVQ in_PRP fact_NN1 the_AT0 book_NN1 was_VBD pretty_AV0 good_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP had_VHD then_AV0 pressed_VVN Train_NN1 Dreams_NN2 into_PRP his_DPS hands_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP came_VVD back_AVP and_CJC faced_VVD me_PNP ,_PUN teeth_NN2 gritted_VVD ._SENT 
'_PUQ What_DTQ else_AV0 you_PNP got_VVD by_PRP this_DT0 guy_NN1 ?_SENT '_POS 
Which_DTQ told_VVD me_PNP he_PNP 'd_VHD been_VBN extremely_AV0 moved_VVN ._SENT This_DT0 lasted_VVD a_AT0 week_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP has_VHZ now_AV0 finished_VVN all_DT0 of_PRF Johnson_NP0 ._SENT We_PNP are_VBB in_PRP trouble_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS I_PNP sell_VVB him_PNP a_AT0 book_NN1 he_PNP dislikes_VVZ ,_PUN my_DPS favorite_AJ0 customer_NN1 will_VM0 return_VVI with_PRP an_AT0 injured_AJ0 air_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS voice_NN1 cheated_AJ0 and_CJC tattered_AJ0 ._SENT 
What_DTQ shall_VM0 it_PNP be_VBI ?_SENT 
I_PNP pull_VVB The_AT0 Beginning_NN1 of_PRF Spring_NN1 ,_PUN by_PRP Penelope_NP0 Fitzgerald_NP0 ,_PUN off_PRP the_AT0 shelf_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP grumpily_AV0 buys_VVZ it_PNP ._SENT Much_AV0 later_AV0 that_DT0 day_NN1 ,_PUN just_AV0 before_CJS the_AT0 store_NN1 closes_VVZ ,_PUN Dissatisfaction_NN1 returns_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 Beginning_NN1 of_PRF Spring_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 short_AJ0 book_NN1 ,_PUN after_PRP all_DT0 ._SENT He_PNP shuts_VVZ his_DPS hands_NN2 violently_AV0 on_PRP a_AT0 copy_NN1 of_PRF Fitzgerald_NP0 's_POS masterpiece_NN1 ,_PUN The_AT0 Blue_AJ0 Flower_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC bears_VVZ it_PNP away_AV0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 Mix-up_NN1 
KATERI_NP0 CALLED_VVD ME_PNP at_PRP home_NN1 ,_PUN on_PRP my_DPS day_NN1 off_AVP ._SENT Our_DPS landline_NN1 is_VBZ unlisted_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC that_DT0 was_VBD the_AT0 number_NN1 she_PNP called_VVD ._SENT She_PNP probably_AV0 found_VVD the_AT0 number_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS mother_NN1 's_POS telephone_NN1 list_NN1 ._SENT As_CJS I_PNP was_VBD learning_VVG ,_PUN there_EX0 is_VBZ no_AT0 small_AJ0 talk_NN1 with_PRP Kateri_NP0 ._SENT But_CJC her_DPS immediate_AJ0 urgent_AJ0 intimacy_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 surprise_NN1 ._SENT 
'_PUQ Something_PNI 's_VBZ up_AVP ,_PUN '_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
'_PUQ You_PNP must_VM0 have_VHI the_AT0 wrong_AJ0 number_NN1 ._SENT '_POS 
'_PUQ No_ITJ ,_PUN this_DT0 is_VBZ Kateri_NP0 ._SENT Something_PNI 's_VBZ up_AVP ._SENT '_POS 
'_PUQ Hello_ITJ to_PRP you_PNP too_AV0 ,_PUN '_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
'_PUQ Hello_ITJ ._SENT Something_PNI 's_VBZ up_AVP ._SENT '_POS 
I_PNP was_VBD silent_AJ0 ._SENT 
'_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ Mom_NN1 ._SENT '_POS 
'_PUQ What_DTQ about_PRP her_PNP ?_SENT '_POS 
'_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 sure_AJ0 yet_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP 'll_VM0 tell_VVI you_PNP when_CJS you_PNP get_VVB down_AVP here_AV0 ._SENT '_POS 
'_PUQ This_DT0 is_VBZ my_DPS day_NN1 off_AVP and_CJC I_PNP am_VBB busy_AJ0 ._SENT Here_AV0 at_PRP home_NN1 ._SENT Which_DTQ you_PNP know_VVB because_CJS you_PNP called_VVD my_DPS unlisted_AJ0 number_NN1 ._SENT '_POS 
Kateri_NP0 paused_VVD ,_PUN readjusting_VVG her_DPS attack_NN1 ._SENT 
'_PUQ Look_VVB ,_PUN '_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN '_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB gonna_AJ0 help_VVB you_PNP out_AVP ._SENT When_CJS a_AT0 person_NN1 who_PNQ works_VVZ retail_AJ0 is_VBZ off_PRP duty_NN1 ,_PUN we_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 do_VDI nothing_PNI for_PRP nobody_PNI —_PUN unless_CJS that_DT0 person_NN1 asks_VVZ nice_AJ0 ._SENT '_POS 
'_PUQ Wow_ITJ ._SENT You_PNP could_VM0 never_AV0 be_VBI a_AT0 high_AJ0 school_NN1 teacher_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB sorry_AJ0 to_TO0 be_VBI so_AV0 abrupt_AJ0 ,_PUN '_PUQ said_VVD Kateri_NP0 ._SENT '_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 like_PRP me_PNP to_TO0 be_VBI upset_VVN ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP am_VBB very_AV0 upset_AJ0 by_PRP something_PNI ._SENT It_PNP has_VHZ to_TO0 do_VDI with_PRP Mom_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC I_PNP know_VVB you_PNP and_CJC she_PNP were_VBD best_AJS friends_NN2 ._SENT '_PUQ 
'_PUQ What_DTQ do_VDB you_PNP mean_VVI "_PUQ best_AJS friends_NN2 "_PUQ ?_SENT '_POS 
Silence_VVB from_PRP both_DT0 of_PRF us_PNP ._SENT The_AT0 notion_NN1 filled_VVD me_PNP with_PRP alarm_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC was_VBD simply_AV0 not_XX0 true_AJ0 ._SENT For_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN anyway_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP only_AV0 connected_VVN with_PRP Flora_NN0 over_PRP books_NN2 ._SENT 
'_PUQ She_PNP said_VVD ..._PUN '_PUQ 
Kateri_NP0 stopped_VVD ._SENT Her_DPS voice_NN1 registered_AJ0 distress_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 worm_NN1 of_PRF guilt_NN1 twitched_VVD ._SENT What_DTQ if_CJS Flora_NP0 really_AV0 had_VHD thought_VVN of_PRF me_PNP as_PRP an_AT0 intimate_AJ0 ?_SENT What_DTQ if_CJS she_PNP was_VBD still_AV0 trying_VVG ,_PUN as_CJS an_AT0 awkward_AJ0 ghost_NN1 ,_PUN to_TO0 stay_VVI friends_NN2 ?_SENT 
'_PUQ Look_VVB ,_PUN '_PUQ Kateri_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT '_PUQ Books_NN2 meant_VVD everything_PNI to_PRP my_DPS mother_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP lived_VVD in_PRP her_DPS books_NN2 !_SENT And_CJC you_PNP have_VHB that_DT0 same_DT0 ..._PUN '_PUQ 
'_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 that_DT0 bad_AJ0 ,_PUN '_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ._SENT '_PUQ But_CJC it_PNP is_VBZ pretty_AV0 bad_AJ0 ._SENT We_PNP were_VBD immersed_VVN in_PRP Swann_NP0 's_POS Way_NN1 when_CJS ..._PUN '_PUQ 
Kateri_NP0 did_VDD n't_XX0 answer_VVI ._SENT 
'_PUQ You_PNP still_AV0 there_AV0 ?_SENT '_PUQ I_PNP asked_VVD ._SENT 
'_PUQ Yeah_ITJ ._SENT You_PNP sounded_VVD like_PRP her_PNP ._SENT I_PNP miss_VVB her_PNP so_AV0 much_AV0 ._SENT Please_AV0 ,_PUN can_VM0 you_PNP come_VVI ?_SENT '_POS 
I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 want_VVI to_TO0 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 say_VVI no_ITJ ,_PUN not_XX0 when_CJS she_PNP talked_VVD about_PRP the_AT0 books_NN2 ,_PUN not_XX0 when_CJS she_PNP asked_VVD that_DT0 way_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 note_NN1 of_PRF pleading_VVG in_PRP her_DPS voice_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD utterly_AV0 unlike_PRP the_AT0 person_NN1 I_PNP had_VHD first_ORD met_VVN and_CJC the_AT0 woman_NN1 who_PNQ had_VHD first_ORD called_VVN me_PNP ._SENT 
'_PUQ All_DT0 right_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP 'll_VM0 be_VBI there_AV0 ._SENT But_CJC where_AVQ are_VBB you_PNP ?_SENT '_POS 
'_PUQ Fifth_ORD Precinct_NN1 Headquarters_NN0 ._SENT '_PUQ 
'_PUQ For_PRP godsakes_NN2 ,_PUN no_ITJ ._SENT '_POS 
'_PUQ I_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 talk_VVI to_PRP the_AT0 police_NN2 ._SENT Now_AV0 I_PNP 'm_VBB too_AV0 upset_AJ0 to_TO0 drive_VVI home_AV0 ._SENT You_PNP 'll_VM0 see_VVI me_PNP right_AV0 when_CJS you_PNP walk_VVB in_PRP the_AT0 door_NN1 ._SENT '_POS 
While_CJS she_PNP was_VBD giving_VVG me_PNP the_AT0 address_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ I_PNP already_AV0 knew_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC where_CJS I_PNP did_VDD not_XX0 want_VVI to_TO0 go_VVI ,_PUN I_PNP looked_VVD out_AVP the_AT0 window_NN1 ._SENT My_DPS dying_AJ0 tree_NN1 reached_VVN toward_PRP the_AT0 sky_NN1 from_PRP its_DPS back_NN1 down_AVP on_PRP earth_NN1 ._SENT Its_DPS branches_NN2 were_VBD like_PRP beseeching_AJ0 arms_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP takes_VVZ a_AT0 while_NN1 for_PRP life_NN1 to_TO0 leave_VVI green_AJ0 wood_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP felt_VVD the_AT0 helplessness_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 lack_NN1 of_PRF agency_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 frustration_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 tree_NN1 ._SENT Severed_VVN from_PRP its_DPS roots_NN2 ,_PUN unable_AJ0 to_TO0 taste_VVI the_AT0 starlight_NN1 ._SENT 
THE_AT0 BUILDING_NN1 was_VBD an_AT0 innocuous_AJ0 brick_NN1 and_CJC glass_NN1 box_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 strip-mall-type_AJ0 doorway_NN1 strung_VVN with_PRP all-faith_AJ0 white_AJ0 holiday_NN1 lights_NN2 ._SENT Kateri_NP0 came_VVD forward_AV0 to_TO0 greet_VVI me_PNP ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD extremely_AV0 unhappy_AJ0 to_TO0 be_VBI at_PRP a_AT0 precinct_NN1 house_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC she_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 seem_VVI to_TO0 notice_VVI ._SENT She_PNP took_VVD my_DPS arm_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP noticed_VVD the_AT0 desk_NN1 behind_PRP her_PNP ._SENT Its_DPS surface_NN1 was_VBD neat_AJ0 ,_PUN the_AT0 decoration_NN1 spare_AJ0 ,_PUN one_CRD framed_AJ0 photo_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 dog_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 cheap_AJ0 clear_AJ0 glass_NN1 vase_NN1 ,_PUN stained_VVN at_PRP the_AT0 base_NN1 and_CJC still_AV0 bearing_VVG a_AT0 brittle_AJ0 brown_AJ0 rose_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP am_VBB superstitious_AJ0 about_PRP keeping_VVG dead_AJ0 flowers_NN2 ._SENT 
