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The only light in the room came from a floor lamp next to a rumpled couch. Were financial in nature and dealt with such subjects as international monetary policy and complex investment theories. Most of the volumes neatly lining the shelves On the moon, so out of place did it seem in the modest, unremarkable space.

The largest occupant of the tiny living room was a meticulously crafted maple bookcase that might as well have rested Personal belongings were clean and well organized several of the chairs and a small side table were clearly antiques of high T HE APARTMENT WAS small, unattractive and possessed of an unsettling musty odor that suggested long neglect.
