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Paper Trail
During the short train ride Bonnie searched for the book’s publisher on her mobile phone’s internet application. Unsurprisingly, the company had long ago gone out of business, leaving her with no choice but to hope a copy of the book was stocked somewhere. On a bookseller website she found the book listed for the extortionate price of five hundred pounds, but when Bonnie clicked to check availability, it was listed as out of stock.
In Quimbeck, she headed to the town centre where she knew there was a local map. She found the library, but when she arrived, she almost thumped the door with frustration. A sign hung in the window: closed on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
With a couple of hours to kill before the next train, she wandered up and down the little high street. Most shop
