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“He likes it. The fairy-tale topography of the town. A make-believe world of walled gardens. The quietness of summer. The stone-floored lodge and the deferential porter. Yes, a make-believe world, like something imagined by a shy child. Somewhere to hide. Dreaming spires.”

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Book:All That Man Is

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