A_AT0 fourteen-year-old_AJ0 girl_NN1 sits_VVZ cross-legged_AJ0 on_PRP the_AT0 floor_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 circular_AJ0 vault_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 mass_NN1 of_PRF curls_NN2 haloes_NN2 her_DPS head_NN1 ;_PUN her_DPS socks_NN2 are_VBB full_AJ0 of_PRF holes_NN2 ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ Konstance_NP0 ._SENT 
Behind_AV0 her_PNP ,_PUN inside_PRP a_AT0 translucent_AJ0 cylinder_NN1 that_CJT rises_VVZ sixteen_CRD feet_NN2 from_PRP floor_NN1 to_PRP ceiling_NN1 ,_PUN hangs_VVZ a_AT0 machine_NN1 composed_VVN of_PRF trillions_CRD of_PRF golden_AJ0 threads_NN2 ,_PUN none_PNI thicker_AJC than_CJS a_AT0 human_AJ0 hair_NN1 ._SENT Each_DT0 filament_NN1 twines_VVZ around_AVP thousands_CRD of_PRF others_NN2 in_PRP entanglements_NN2 of_PRF astonishing_AJ0 intricacy_NN1 ._SENT Occasionally_AV0 a_AT0 bundle_NN1 somewhere_AV0 along_PRP the_AT0 surface_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 machine_NN1 pulses_NN2 with_PRP light_NN1 :_PUN now_AV0 here_AV0 ,_PUN now_AV0 there_AV0 ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ Sybil_NP0 ._SENT 
Elsewhere_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 room_NN1 there_EX0 's_VBZ an_AT0 inflatable_AJ0 cot_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 recycling_NN1 toilet_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 food_NN1 printer_NN1 ,_PUN eleven_CRD sacks_NN2 of_PRF Nourish_VVB powder_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 multidirectional_AJ0 treadmill_NN1 the_AT0 size_NN1 and_CJC shape_NN1 of_PRF an_AT0 automobile_NN1 tire_VVB called_VVN a_AT0 Perambulator_NN1 ._SENT Light_NN1 comes_VVZ from_PRP a_AT0 ring_NN1 of_PRF diodes_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 ceiling_NN1 ;_PUN there_EX0 is_VBZ no_AT0 visible_AJ0 exit_NN1 ._SENT 
Arranged_VVN in_PRP a_AT0 grid_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 floor_NN1 lie_VVB almost_AV0 one_CRD hundred_CRD rectangular_AJ0 scraps_NN2 Konstance_NP0 has_VHZ torn_VVN from_PRP empty_AJ0 Nourish_VVB powder_NN1 sacks_NN2 and_CJC written_VVN on_AVP with_PRP homemade_AJ0 ink_NN1 ._SENT Some_DT0 are_VBB dense_AJ0 with_PRP her_DPS handwriting_NN1 ;_PUN others_NN2 accommodate_VVB a_AT0 single_AJ0 word_NN1 ._SENT One_CRD ,_PUN for_PRP example_NN1 ,_PUN contains_VVZ the_AT0 twenty-four_CRD letters_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 ancient_AJ0 Greek_AJ0 alphabet_NN1 ._SENT Another_DT0 reads_VVZ :_PUN 
In_PRP the_AT0 millennium_NN1 leading_VVG up_AVP to_PRP 1453_CRD ,_PUN the_AT0 city_NN1 of_PRF Constantinople_NP0 was_VBD besieged_VVN twenty-three_CRD times_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC no_AT0 army_NN1 ever_AV0 breached_VVN its_DPS land_NN1 walls_NN2 ._SENT 
She_PNP leans_VVZ forward_AV0 and_CJC lifts_VVZ three_CRD scraps_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 puzzle_NN1 in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF her_PNP ._SENT The_AT0 machine_NN1 behind_PRP her_DPS flickers_NN2 ._SENT 
It_PNP is_VBZ late_AJ0 ,_PUN Konstance_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC you_PNP have_VHB not_XX0 eaten_VVN all_DT0 day_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 hungry_AJ0 ._SENT 
How_AVQ about_PRP some_DT0 nice_AJ0 risotto_NN1 ?_SENT Or_CJC roast_AJ0 lamb_NN1 with_PRP mashed_AJ0 potatoes_NN2 ?_SENT There_EX0 are_VBB still_AV0 many_DT0 combinations_NN2 you_PNP have_VHB not_XX0 tried_VVN ._SENT 
No_ITJ thank_VVB you_PNP ,_PUN Sybil_NP0 ._SENT She_PNP looks_VVZ down_AVP at_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD scrap_NN1 and_CJC reads_VVZ :_PUN 
The_AT0 lost_AJ0 Greek_AJ0 prose_NN1 tale_NN1 Cloud_NP0 Cuckoo_NP0 Land_NP0 ,_PUN by_PRP the_AT0 writer_NN1 Antonius_NP0 Diogenes_NP0 ,_PUN relating_VVG a_AT0 shepherd_NN1 's_POS journey_NN1 to_PRP a_AT0 utopian_AJ0 city_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 sky_NN1 ,_PUN was_VBD probably_AV0 written_VVN around_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 first_ORD century_NN1 C.E._NP0 
The_AT0 second_ORD :_PUN 
We_PNP know_VVB from_PRP a_AT0 ninth-century_AJ0 Byzantine_AJ0 summary_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 book_NN1 that_CJT it_PNP opened_VVD with_PRP a_AT0 short_AJ0 prologue_NN1 in_PRP which_DTQ Diogenes_NP0 addressed_VVD an_AT0 ailing_AJ0 niece_NN1 and_CJC declared_VVD that_CJT he_PNP had_VHD not_XX0 invented_VVN the_AT0 comical_AJ0 story_NN1 which_DTQ followed_VVD ,_PUN but_CJC instead_AV0 discovered_VVD it_PNP in_PRP a_AT0 tomb_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 ancient_AJ0 city_NN1 of_PRF Tyre_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 third_ORD :_PUN 
The_AT0 tomb_NN1 ,_PUN Diogenes_NP0 wrote_VVD to_PRP his_DPS niece_NN1 ,_PUN was_VBD marked_VVN Aethon_NP0 :_PUN Lived_VVD 80_CRD Years_NN2 a_AT0 Man_NN1 ,_PUN 1_CRD Year_NN1 a_AT0 Donkey_NP0 ,_PUN 1_CRD Year_NN1 a_AT0 Sea_NP0 Bass_NP0 ,_PUN 1_CRD Year_NN1 a_AT0 Crow_NP0 ._SENT Inside_AV0 ,_PUN Diogenes_NP0 claimed_VVD to_TO0 have_VHI discovered_VVN a_AT0 wooden_AJ0 chest_NN1 bearing_VVG the_AT0 inscription_NN1 ,_PUN Stranger_NN1 ,_PUN whoever_PNQ you_PNP are_VBB ,_PUN open_VVB this_DT0 to_TO0 learn_VVI what_DTQ will_VM0 amaze_VVI you_PNP ._SENT When_CJS he_PNP opened_VVD the_AT0 chest_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP found_VVD twenty-four_CRD cypress-wood_NN1 tablets_NN2 upon_PRP which_DTQ were_VBD written_VVN Aethon_NP0 's_POS story_NN1 ._SENT 
Konstance_NP0 shuts_VVZ her_DPS eyes_NN2 ,_PUN sees_VVZ the_AT0 writer_NN1 descend_VVB into_PRP the_AT0 dark_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 tombs_NN2 ._SENT Sees_VVZ him_PNP study_VVI the_AT0 strange_AJ0 chest_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 torchlight_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 diodes_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 ceiling_NN1 dim_AJ0 and_CJC the_AT0 walls_NN2 soften_VVB from_PRP white_NN1 to_PRP amber_NN1 and_CJC Sybil_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN It_PNP will_VM0 be_VBI NoLight_AJ0 soon_AV0 ,_PUN Konstance_NP0 ._SENT 
She_PNP picks_VVZ her_DPS way_NN1 through_PRP the_AT0 scraps_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 floor_NN1 and_CJC retrieves_VVZ what_DTQ 's_VBZ left_VVN of_PRF an_AT0 empty_AJ0 sack_NN1 from_PRP beneath_PRP her_DPS cot_NN1 ._SENT Using_VVG her_DPS teeth_NN2 and_CJC fingers_NN2 ,_PUN she_PNP tears_VVZ away_AV0 a_AT0 blank_AJ0 rectangle_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP places_VVZ a_AT0 little_AJ0 scoop_NN1 of_PRF Nourish_VVB powder_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 food_NN1 printer_NN1 ,_PUN pushes_VVZ buttons_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 device_NN1 spits_VVZ an_AT0 ounce_NN1 of_PRF dark_AJ0 liquid_NN1 into_PRP its_DPS bowl_NN1 ._SENT Then_AV0 she_PNP takes_VVZ a_AT0 length_NN1 of_PRF polyethylene_NN1 tubing_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 tip_NN1 of_PRF which_DTQ she_PNP has_VHZ carved_VVN into_PRP a_AT0 nib_NN1 ,_PUN dips_VVZ her_DPS makeshift_AJ0 pen_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 makeshift_AJ0 ink_NN1 ,_PUN leans_VVZ over_PRP the_AT0 blank_AJ0 scrap_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC draws_VVZ a_AT0 cloud_NN1 ._SENT 
She_PNP dips_VVZ again_AV0 ._SENT 
Atop_PRP the_AT0 cloud_NN1 she_PNP draws_VVZ the_AT0 towers_NN2 of_PRF a_AT0 city_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 little_AJ0 dots_NN2 of_PRF birds_NN2 soaring_VVG around_PRP the_AT0 turrets_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 room_NN1 darkens_VVZ further_AJC ._SENT Sybil_NP0 flickers_VVZ ._SENT Konstance_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP must_VM0 insist_VVI that_CJT you_PNP eat_VVB ._SENT 
I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 hungry_AJ0 ,_PUN thank_VVB you_PNP ,_PUN Sybil_NP0 ._SENT 
She_PNP picks_VVZ up_AVP a_AT0 rectangle_NN1 inscribed_VVN with_PRP a_AT0 dateFebruary_AJ0 20_CRD ,_PUN 2020and_NP0 sets_VVZ it_PNP beside_PRP another_DT0 that_DT0 reads_VVZ ,_PUN Folio_NN1 A_ZZ0 ._SENT Then_AV0 she_PNP places_VVZ her_DPS drawing_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 cloud_NN1 city_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 left_NN1 ._SENT For_PRP a_AT0 breath_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 dying_AJ0 light_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 three_CRD scraps_NN2 seem_VVB almost_AV0 to_TO0 rise_VVI up_AVP and_CJC glow_VVI ._SENT 
Konstance_NP0 sits_VVZ back_AVP on_PRP her_DPS heels_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP has_VHZ not_XX0 left_VVN this_DT0 room_NN1 for_PRP almost_AV0 a_AT0 year_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP escorts_VVZ five_CRD fifth_ORD graders_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 elementary_AJ0 school_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 public_AJ0 library_NN1 through_PRP curtains_NN2 of_PRF falling_VVG snow_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP is_VBZ an_AT0 octogenarian_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 canvas_NN1 coat_NN1 ;_PUN his_DPS boots_NN2 are_VBB fastened_VVN with_PRP Velcro_NP0 ;_PUN cartoon_NN1 penguins_NN2 skate_VVB across_PRP his_DPS necktie_NN1 ._SENT All_DT0 day_NN1 ,_PUN joy_NN1 has_VHZ steadily_AV0 inflated_VVN inside_PRP his_DPS chest_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC now_AV0 ,_PUN this_DT0 afternoon_NN1 ,_PUN at_PRP 4_CRD :_PUN 30_CRD p.m._AV0 on_PRP a_AT0 Thursday_NP0 in_PRP February_NP0 ,_PUN watching_VVG the_AT0 children_NN2 run_VVN ahead_AV0 down_PRP the_AT0 sidewalkAlex_NN1 Hess_NP0 wearing_VVG his_DPS papier-m_NN1 ?_SENT ch_NN1 ¨_NN0 ¦_NN0 donkey_NN1 head_NN1 ,_PUN Rachel_NP0 Wilson_NP0 carrying_VVG a_AT0 plastic_NN1 torch_NN1 ,_PUN Natalie_NP0 Hernandez_NP0 lugging_VVG a_AT0 portable_AJ0 speakerthe_NN1 feeling_NN1 threatens_VVZ to_TO0 capsize_VVI him_PNP ._SENT 
They_PNP pass_VVB the_AT0 police_NN2 station_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 Parks_NN2 Department_NN1 ,_PUN Eden_NP0 's_POS Gate_NN1 Realty_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 Lakeport_NP0 Public_AJ0 Library_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 high-gabled_AJ0 two-story_AJ0 gingerbread_NN1 Victorian_AJ0 on_PRP the_AT0 corner_NN1 of_PRF Lake_NP0 and_CJC Park_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD donated_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 town_NN1 after_PRP the_AT0 First_ORD World_NN1 War_NN1 ._SENT Its_DPS chimney_NN1 leans_VVZ ;_PUN its_DPS gutters_NN2 sag_VVB ;_PUN packing_NN1 tape_NN1 holds_VVZ together_AV0 cracks_NN2 in_PRP three_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 four_CRD front-facing_AJ0 windows_NN2 ._SENT Several_DT0 inches_NN2 of_PRF snow_NN1 have_VHB already_AV0 settled_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 junipers_NN2 flanking_VVG the_AT0 walk_NN1 and_CJC atop_PRP the_AT0 book_NN1 drop_NN1 box_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 corner_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ has_VHZ been_VBN painted_VVN to_TO0 look_VVI like_PRP an_AT0 owl_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 kids_NN2 charge_VVB up_AVP the_AT0 front_AJ0 walk_NN1 ,_PUN bound_VVN onto_PRP the_AT0 porch_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC high-five_NN1 Sharif_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 children_NN2 's_POS librarian_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ has_VHZ stepped_VVN outside_AV0 to_TO0 help_VVI Zeno_NP0 navigate_VVI the_AT0 stairs_NN2 ._SENT Sharif_NP0 has_VHZ lime-green_AJ0 earbuds_NN2 in_PRP his_DPS ears_NN2 and_CJC craft_NN1 glitter_NN1 twinkles_VVZ in_PRP the_AT0 hair_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS arms_NN2 ._SENT His_DPS T-shirt_NN1 says_VVZ ,_PUN I_PNP LIKE_VVB BIG_AJ0 BOOKS_NN2 AND_CJC I_CRD CANNOT_NN1 LIE_NN1 ._SENT 
Inside_AV0 ,_PUN Zeno_NP0 wipes_VVZ fog_NN1 from_PRP his_DPS eyeglasses_NN2 ._SENT Construction_NN1 paper_NN1 hearts_NN2 are_VBB taped_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 front_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 welcome_AJ0 desk_NN1 ;_PUN a_AT0 framed_AJ0 needlepoint_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 wall_NN1 behind_PRP it_PNP reads_VVZ ,_PUN Questions_NN2 Answered_VVD Here_AV0 ._SENT 
On_PRP the_AT0 computer_NN1 table_NN1 ,_PUN on_PRP all_DT0 three_CRD monitors_NN2 ,_PUN screen-saver_NN1 spirals_NN2 twist_VVB in_PRP synchrony_NN1 ._SENT Between_PRP the_AT0 audiobook_NN1 shelf_NN1 and_CJC two_CRD shabby_AJ0 armchairs_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 radiator_NN1 leak_NN1 seeps_VVZ through_PRP the_AT0 ceiling_NN1 tiles_NN2 and_CJC drips_NN2 into_PRP a_AT0 seven-gallon_NN1 trash_NN1 can_VM0 ._SENT 
Plip_VVB ._SENT Plop_NN1 ._SENT Plip_VVB ._SENT 
The_AT0 kids_NN2 scatter_VVB snow_NN1 everywhere_AV0 as_CJS they_PNP stampede_VVB upstairs_AV0 ,_PUN heading_VVG for_PRP the_AT0 Children_NN2 's_POS Section_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Zeno_NP0 and_CJC Sharif_NP0 share_VVB a_AT0 smile_NN1 as_CJS they_PNP listen_VVB to_PRP their_DPS footfalls_NN2 reach_VVB the_AT0 top_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 staircase_NN1 and_CJC stop_NN1 ._SENT 
Whoa_ITJ ,_PUN says_VVZ the_AT0 voice_NN1 of_PRF Olivia_NP0 Ott_NP0 ._SENT 
Holy_AJ0 magoley_NN1 ,_PUN says_VVZ the_AT0 voice_NN1 of_PRF Christopher_NP0 Dee_NP0 ._SENT 
Sharif_NP0 takes_VVZ Zeno_NP0 's_POS elbow_NN1 as_CJS they_PNP ascend_VVB ._SENT The_AT0 entrance_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 second_ORD story_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN blocked_VVN with_PRP a_AT0 plywood_NN1 wall_NN1 spray-painted_AJ0 gold_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC in_PRP its_DPS center_NN1 ,_PUN over_PRP a_AT0 small_AJ0 arched_AJ0 door_NN1 ,_PUN Zeno_NP0 has_VHZ written_VVN :_PUN 
The_AT0 fifth_ORD graders_NN2 cluster_VVB against_PRP the_AT0 plywood_NN1 and_CJC snow_NN1 melts_VVZ on_PRP their_DPS jackets_NN2 and_CJC backpacks_NN2 and_CJC everyone_PNI looks_VVZ at_PRP Zeno_NP0 and_CJC Zeno_NP0 waits_VVZ for_PRP his_DPS breath_NN1 to_TO0 catch_VVI up_AVP with_PRP the_AT0 rest_NN1 of_PRF him_PNP ._SENT 
Does_VDZ everyone_PNI remember_VVI what_DTQ it_PNP says_VVZ ?_SENT 
Of_PRF course_NN1 ,_PUN says_VVZ Rachel_NP0 ._SENT 
Duh_NP0 ,_PUN says_VVZ Christopher_NP0 ._SENT 
On_PRP her_DPS tiptoes_NN2 ,_PUN Natalie_NP0 runs_VVZ a_AT0 finger_NN1 beneath_PRP each_DT0 word_NN1 ._SENT Stranger_NN1 ,_PUN whoever_PNQ you_PNP are_VBB ,_PUN open_VVB this_DT0 to_TO0 learn_VVI what_DTQ will_VM0 amaze_VVI you_PNP ._SENT 
Oh_ITJ my_DPS flipping_AJ0 gosh_ITJ ,_PUN says_VVZ Alex_NP0 ,_PUN his_DPS donkey_NN1 head_NN1 under_PRP his_DPS arm_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ like_CJS we_PNP 're_VBB about_AVP to_TO0 walk_VVI into_PRP the_AT0 book_NN1 ._SENT 
Sharif_NP0 switches_VVZ off_AVP the_AT0 stairwell_NN1 light_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 children_NN2 crowd_NN1 around_PRP the_AT0 little_AJ0 door_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 red_AJ0 glow_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 EXIT_NN1 sign_NN1 ._SENT Ready_AJ0 ?_SENT calls_VVZ Zeno_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC from_PRP the_AT0 other_AJ0 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 plywood_NN1 ,_PUN Marian_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 library_NN1 director_NN1 ,_PUN calls_NN2 ,_PUN Ready_AJ0 ._SENT 
One_CRD by_PRP one_CRD the_AT0 fifth_ORD graders_NN2 pass_VVB through_PRP the_AT0 little_AJ0 arched_AJ0 doorway_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 Children_NN2 's_POS Section_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 shelves_NN2 ,_PUN tables_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC beanbags_NN2 that_CJT normally_AV0 fill_VVB the_AT0 space_NN1 have_VHB been_VBN pushed_VVN against_PRP the_AT0 walls_NN2 and_CJC in_PRP their_DPS places_NN2 stand_VVB thirty_CRD folding_AJ0 chairs_NN2 ._SENT Above_PRP the_AT0 chairs_NN2 ,_PUN dozens_CRD of_PRF cardboard_AJ0 clouds_NN2 ,_PUN coated_VVN with_PRP glitter_NN1 ,_PUN hang_VVB from_PRP the_AT0 rafters_NN2 by_PRP threads_NN2 ._SENT In_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 chairs_NN2 is_VBZ a_AT0 small_AJ0 stage_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC behind_PRP the_AT0 stage_NN1 ,_PUN on_PRP a_AT0 canvas_NN1 sheet_NN1 hung_VVN across_PRP the_AT0 entire_AJ0 rear_AJ0 wall_NN1 ,_PUN Marian_NP0 has_VHZ painted_VVN a_AT0 city_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 clouds_NN2 ._SENT 
Golden_AJ0 towers_NN2 ,_PUN cut_VVN by_PRP hundreds_CRD of_PRF little_DT0 windows_NN2 and_CJC crowned_VVN by_PRP pennants_NN2 ,_PUN rise_NN1 in_PRP clusters_NN2 ._SENT Around_PRP their_DPS spires_NN2 whirl_VVB dense_AJ0 flights_NN2 of_PRF birdslittle_NN1 brown_AJ0 buntings_NN2 and_CJC big_AJ0 silver_NN1 eagles_NN2 ,_PUN birds_NN2 with_PRP long_AJ0 curving_AJ0 tails_NN2 and_CJC others_NN2 with_PRP long_AJ0 curving_AJ0 bills_NN2 ,_PUN birds_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 world_NN1 and_CJC birds_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 imagination_NN1 ._SENT Marian_NP0 has_VHZ shut_VVN off_AVP the_AT0 overhead_AJ0 lights_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC in_PRP the_AT0 beam_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 single_AJ0 karaoke_NN1 light_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 stand_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 clouds_NN2 sparkle_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 flocks_NN2 shimmer_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 towers_NN2 seem_VVB illuminated_VVN from_PRP within_AV0 ._SENT 
It_PNP 's_VBZ says_VVZ Olivia_NP0 ._SENT 
better_AV0 than_CJS I_PNP says_VVZ Christopher_NP0 ._SENT 
Cloud_NN1 Cuckoo_NN1 Land_NN1 ,_PUN whispers_VVZ Rachel_NP0 ._SENT 
Natalie_NP0 sets_VVZ down_AVP her_DPS speaker_NN1 and_CJC Alex_NP0 leaps_VVZ onstage_AJ0 and_CJC Marian_NP0 calls_NN2 ,_PUN Careful_AJ0 ,_PUN some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 paint_NN1 may_VM0 still_AV0 be_VBI wet_AJ0 ._SENT 
Zeno_NP0 lowers_VVZ himself_PNX into_PRP a_AT0 chair_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 front_AJ0 row_NN1 ._SENT Every_AT0 time_NN1 he_PNP blinks_VVZ ,_PUN a_AT0 memory_NN1 ripples_NN2 across_PRP the_AT0 undersides_NN2 of_PRF his_DPS eyelids_NN2 :_PUN his_DPS father_NN1 pratfalls_NN2 into_PRP a_AT0 snowbank_NN1 ;_PUN a_AT0 librarian_NN1 slides_NN2 open_VVB the_AT0 drawer_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 card_NN1 catalogue_NN1 ;_PUN a_AT0 man_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 prison_NN1 camp_NN1 scratches_VVZ Greek_AJ0 characters_NN2 into_PRP the_AT0 dust_NN1 ._SENT 
Sharif_NP0 shows_VVZ the_AT0 kids_NN2 the_AT0 backstage_AJ0 area_NN1 that_CJT he_PNP has_VHZ created_VVN behind_PRP three_CRD bookshelves_NN2 ,_PUN packed_VVN with_PRP props_NN2 and_CJC costumes_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC Olivia_NP0 pulls_VVZ a_AT0 latex_NN1 cap_NN1 over_PRP her_DPS hair_NN1 to_TO0 make_VVI herself_PNX look_VVB bald_AJ0 and_CJC Christopher_NP0 drags_VVZ a_AT0 microwave_NN1 box_NN1 painted_VVN to_TO0 look_VVI like_PRP a_AT0 marble_NN1 sarcophagus_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 center_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 stage_NN1 and_CJC Alex_NP0 reaches_VVZ to_TO0 touch_VVI a_AT0 tower_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 painted_AJ0 city_NN1 and_CJC Natalie_NP0 slides_VVZ a_AT0 laptop_NN1 from_PRP her_DPS backpack_NN1 ._SENT 
Marian_NP0 's_POS phone_NN1 buzzes_NN2 ._SENT Pizzas_NN2 are_VBB ready_AJ0 ,_PUN she_PNP says_VVZ into_PRP Zeno_NP0 's_POS good_AJ0 ear_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP 'll_VM0 walk_VVI over_AVP and_CJC pick_VVI them_PNP up_AVP ._SENT Be_VBB back_AVP in_PRP a_AT0 jiff_NN1 ._SENT 
Mr._NP0 Ninis_NP0 ?_SENT Rachel_NP0 is_VBZ tapping_VVG Zeno_NP0 's_POS shoulder_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS red_AJ0 hair_NN1 is_VBZ pulled_VVN back_AVP in_PRP braided_AJ0 pigtails_NN2 and_CJC snow_NN1 has_VHZ melted_VVN to_PRP droplets_NN2 on_PRP her_DPS shoulders_NN2 and_CJC her_DPS eyes_NN2 are_VBB wide_AJ0 and_CJC bright_AJ0 ._SENT You_PNP built_VVD all_DT0 this_DT0 ?_SENT For_PRP us_PNP ?_SENT 
One_CRD block_NN1 away_AV0 ,_PUN inside_PRP a_AT0 Pontiac_NP0 Grand_AJ0 Am_VBB mantled_VVN in_PRP three_CRD inches_NN2 of_PRF snow_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 gray-eyed_AJ0 seventeen-year-old_NN1 named_VVN Seymour_NP0 Stuhlman_NP0 drowses_NN2 with_PRP a_AT0 backpack_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS lap_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 backpack_NN1 is_VBZ an_AT0 oversize_AJ0 dark_AJ0 green_AJ0 JanSport_NN1 and_CJC contains_VVZ two_CRD Presto_NP0 pressure_NN1 cookers_NN2 ,_PUN each_DT0 of_PRF which_DTQ is_VBZ packed_VVN with_PRP roofing_NN1 nails_NN2 ,_PUN ball_NN1 bearings_NN2 ,_PUN an_AT0 igniter_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC nineteen_CRD ounces_NN2 of_PRF a_AT0 high_AJ0 explosive_NN1 called_VVN Composition_NN1 B_ZZ0 ._SENT Twin_AJ0 wires_NN2 run_VVN from_PRP the_AT0 body_NN1 of_PRF each_DT0 cooker_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 lid_NN1 ,_PUN where_CJS they_PNP plug_VVB into_PRP the_AT0 circuit_NN1 board_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 cellular_AJ0 phone_NN1 ._SENT 
In_PRP a_AT0 dream_NN1 Seymour_NP0 walks_VVZ beneath_PRP trees_NN2 toward_PRP a_AT0 cluster_NN1 of_PRF white_AJ0 tents_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC every_AT0 time_NN1 he_PNP takes_VVZ a_AT0 step_NN1 forward_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 trail_NN1 twists_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 tents_NN2 recede_VVB ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 terrible_AJ0 confusion_NN1 presses_VVZ down_AVP on_PRP him_PNP ._SENT He_PNP wakes_VVZ with_PRP a_AT0 start_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 dashboard_NN1 clock_NN1 says_VVZ 4_CRD :_PUN 42_CRD p.m._AV0 How_AVQ long_AV0 did_VDD he_PNP sleep_VVI ?_SENT Fifteen_CRD minutes_NN2 ._SENT Twenty_CRD at_PRP most_AV0 ._SENT Stupid_AJ0 ._SENT Careless_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP has_VHZ been_VBN in_PRP the_AT0 car_NN1 for_PRP more_AV0 than_CJS four_CRD hours_NN2 and_CJC his_DPS toes_NN2 are_VBB numb_AJ0 and_CJC he_PNP has_VHZ to_TO0 pee_VVI ._SENT 
With_PRP a_AT0 sleeve_NN1 he_PNP clears_VVZ vapor_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 inside_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 windshield_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP risks_VVZ the_AT0 wipers_NN2 once_AV0 and_CJC they_PNP brush_VVB a_AT0 slab_NN1 of_PRF snow_NN1 off_PRP the_AT0 glass_NN1 ._SENT No_AT0 cars_NN2 parked_VVN in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 library_NN1 ._SENT No_AT0 one_PNI on_PRP the_AT0 sidewalk_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 only_AJ0 car_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 gravel_NN1 parking_NN1 lot_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 west_NN1 is_VBZ Marian_NP0 the_AT0 Librarian_NN1 's_POS Subaru_NP0 ,_PUN humped_VVN with_PRP snow_NN1 ._SENT 
4_CRD :_PUN 43_CRD p.m._AV0 
Six_CRD inches_NN2 before_PRP dark_NN1 ,_PUN says_VVZ the_AT0 radio_NN1 ,_PUN twelve_CRD to_PRP fourteen_CRD overnight_AV0 ._SENT 
Inhale_VVB for_PRP four_CRD ,_PUN hold_VVB for_PRP four_CRD ,_PUN exhale_NN1 for_PRP four_CRD ._SENT Recall_NN1 things_NN2 you_PNP know_VVB ._SENT Owls_NN2 have_VHB three_CRD eyelids_NN2 ._SENT Their_DPS eyeballs_NN2 are_VBB not_XX0 spheres_NN2 but_CJC elongated_AJ0 tubes_NN2 ._SENT A_AT0 group_NN1 of_PRF owls_NN2 is_VBZ called_VVN a_AT0 parliament_NN1 ._SENT 
All_AV0 he_PNP needs_VVZ to_TO0 do_VDI is_VBZ stroll_VVI in_PRP ,_PUN hide_VVB the_AT0 backpack_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 southeast_NN1 corner_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 library_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS close_AV0 as_CJS possible_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 Eden_NP0 's_POS Gate_NN1 Realty_NN1 office_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC stroll_VVB out_AVP ._SENT Drive_NN1 north_NN1 ,_PUN wait_VVB until_PRP the_AT0 library_NN1 closes_VVZ at_PRP 6_CRD p.m._AV0 ,_PUN dial_VVB the_AT0 numbers_NN2 ._SENT Wait_VVB five_CRD rings_NN2 ._SENT 
Boom_NN1 ._SENT 
Easy_AJ0 ._SENT 
At_PRP 4_CRD :_PUN 51_CRD ,_PUN a_AT0 figure_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 cherry-red_AJ0 parka_NN1 exits_VVZ the_AT0 library_NN1 ,_PUN pulls_VVZ up_AVP her_DPS hood_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC pushes_VVZ a_AT0 snow_NN1 shovel_VVB up_AVP and_CJC down_AVP the_AT0 front_AJ0 walk_NN1 ._SENT Marian_NP0 ._SENT 
Seymour_NP0 shuts_VVZ off_AVP the_AT0 car_NN1 radio_NN1 and_CJC slips_VVZ lower_AJC in_PRP his_DPS seat_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP a_AT0 memory_NN1 he_PNP is_VBZ seven_CRD or_CJC eight_CRD years_NN2 old_AJ0 ,_PUN in_PRP Adult_AJ0 Nonfiction_NN1 ,_PUN somewhere_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 598s_CRD ,_PUN and_CJC Marian_NP0 retrieves_VVZ a_AT0 field_NN1 guide_NN1 to_PRP owls_NN2 from_PRP a_AT0 high_AJ0 shelf_NN1 ._SENT Her_DPS cheeks_NN2 are_VBB a_AT0 sandstorm_NN1 of_PRF freckles_NN2 ;_PUN she_PNP smells_VVZ like_PRP cinnamon_NN1 gum_NN1 ;_PUN she_PNP sits_VVZ beside_PRP him_PNP on_PRP a_AT0 rolling_AJ0 stool_NN1 ._SENT 
