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Oxford University. January 1970.
Much to Emilee’s surprise and less so to Caroline’s, it required more than a week to fall into the rhythm of college life. Since they resided in different colleges, they vowed to see each other, if not during the week, then on every Saturday and Sunday. They faithfully kept this schedule for the full extent of their first years at Oxford, each time savoring the camaraderie and kinship they were accustomed to and craved.
As Emilee discovered on her fifth morning of waking up in her room at Magdalen while it was still night outside—a light tapping on her door and a muffled voice calling her name had woken her—it was possible to overcommit. As she fumbled for the door, she wondered how wise it had been to join every club and society on campus based on fal
