1：Is er ideal still alive

erselfdrawntoasmall，old－fashionedbookstoretuckedawayinaquietalley.

    Curious，shesteppedihesmellofoldbooksarustleofpagesgreetedher，creatingasenseofcalm.Shewahroughtheaisles，runningherfingersalongthespihebooks.Onebook，inparticur，caughthereye.Itwasana－lookingtomewithaworhercoverandintricategoldlettering.

    Sukiepulledthebookfromtheshelfandope，hereyeswideningasshesawthebeautiful，hand－drawnillustrationsihebookseemedtobeacolleofstoriesandlegendsfromalong－fottenera.Assheflippedthroughthepages，shefeltastrangeseothestories，asiftheywerecallingouttoher.

    Lostinthebook，shedidn，tnoticethetimepassinguntilavoicestartledher.

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