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The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz
‘Show me a crux and I’ll show you the cracks,’ said the tightly furled man. ‘You’re not talking to squares now, darling. Don’t try to slide by on crossword puzzles and ninety-nine-year leases. The blank spaces are bigger than ziggurats …
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The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz
Jachin-Boaz traded in maps. He bought and sold maps, and some, of certain kinds for special uses, he made or had others make for him. That had been his father’s trade, and the walls of the shop that had been …
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Mr Rinyo-Clacton’s Offer
Post addressed to Jonathan Fitch came through my letter-box, and that was who I was. I had a National Insurance number and an account at Lloyds; I had a shoe size and a blood type and a bunch of keys. …
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Mr Rinyo-Clacton’s Offer
When I turned on the lights the place came out of the darkness like an animal caught in the headlamps of a car. All the plants whose names I’d forgotten reproached me silently; the Russian vine looked moribund. ‘Sorry,’ I …
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Kleinzeit
Excuse me, said the moon. I’ll just put the kettle on. Kleinzeit nodded. The day knocked three times at his eyeballs. Morning for Mr Kleinzeit, said the day. I’m Mr Kleinzeit, said Kleinzeit. Sign here, please. Kleinzeit signed. Thank you …
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