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“It had always been a breathtaking view, the kind that made him inhale and forget to exhale . . .”
“The TV shouted an old black-and-white film he didn't recognize, wheelchairs facing it like church pews.”
“Smoke rose straight up from the chimney, as if the house raised its hand. As if the house knew the answer.”
“Either way, the view stabbed its way into his chest, as if it were trying to finish him off before he even landed.”
“With all her finesse for cleaning, Snag sometimes felt that her biggest contribution to mankind was making a mess of things.”
“... that same hardware and tackle shop his dad got lost in for hours while Kache waited in the truck, writing lyrics on the backs of old envelopes his mom kept in the glove compartment for blotting...”
“During those times, only under piles of blankets did she feel substantial enough not to drift away; they kept her weighted down and a part of the world. But eventually her dog's persistence and her...”
“Kache did not know how to rewind his life, how to undo the one thing that had undone him. His world was indeed flat, and he'd fallen off the edge and landed stretched out on a sofa, on pause, while...”
“This was the part of the road he knew best, the part his old blue Schwinn had known so well that at one time, the bike might have found its way back home without anyone riding it.”
