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Crime and Punishment , by Fyodor Dostoevsky

ON AN exceptionally hot evening early in July a young man came out of the garret in which he lodged in S. Place and walked slowly, as though in hesitation, towards K. Bridge.

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06 Aug 24 · Flag

Alyssa

It’s not a big sexy hook, but I’m impressed by how immediately it sets the stage and orients the reader. From just one line, we can picture the place; we know roughly where and when we are, how the ai…