1：Is er ideal still alive

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    the，sukiewokeuptotheundofherarbrgshegroanedandrolledover，retlydragggherselfoutofbedtheweekendhadarrived，butsteadoffeelgrelieved，shefeltanexplicablesenseofforebodgsheshookoffthefeelgaaboutherroute，hopgahotshowerandacupofffeewouldhelpclearherhead

    sukiehesitatedforaont，buttherewasthgabouthanfenglgthatdre

    littledidsheknow，herlifewasabouttowayssheuldneverhaveiaged

    ＂igchoice，＂adeep，soothvoicesaidfrobehdher

    sukieturoseeatall，handanstandgthere，hisdarkeyesklgwithaentheeablydressed，andtherewasanairofysteryabouthithattriguedher

    hanfenglgshookhishead＂no，jtafellowbookloverbuti，vereadthatonebeforeit，sfulloftrigugstoriesperhapsiuldshareofyfavoriteswithyouoverffee?＂

    assheythere，stargattheceilg，herddriftedbacktotheversationshehadwithjackhehadawayofakgherseethgsdifferently，ofredihattherewasoretolifethanjorksherelvedtotakehisadvidstartakgoretiforherself

    ＂i，sukie，＂shereplied，bshgslightly＂it，safasatgbookdoyouworkhere?＂

    afterbreakfast，shedecidedtotakeawalktoclearherdthecitywasalreadybtlgwithactivity，butsukiefoundthefailiarstreetsahofherfootstepsasshewanderedailessly，shefoundherselfdrawntoasall，old－fashionedbookstoretuckedawayaietalley

    sukiepulledthebookfrotheshelfandope，hereyeswidengasshesawthebeautiful，hand－drawnilstrationsihebookseedtobealleofstoriesandlendsfroalong－fotteneraassheflippedthroughthepas，shefeltastranseothestories，asiftheywerecallgouttoher

    lostthebook，shedidn，tnoticethetipassguntivoicestartledher

    curio，shesteppedihesllofoldbooksartleofpasgreetedher，creatgasenseofcalshewahroughtheaisles，runngherfrsalongthespihebooksonebook，particur，caughthereyeiasana－lookgtowithaworherverandtricategoldletterg

    ＂rry，ididostartleyou，＂hesaidwithachargsile＂i，hanfenglgiuldn，thelpbutnoticeyoeeiteengrossedthatbook＂