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Now there are nine words that turn a narrative! Phew! 🤩

Thought myself so clever having this ebook borrowed from the library before the power went out, but the embedded birdsong audio doesn’t play: I must think because my internet is out! Oops.

Listening to the audiobook under the covers in my <44 degree bedroom on the second night of a power outage: sort of the definition of “comfort read!”

*wordless plot shrieking*

Daaaaaang, this book is good!!!!

Great so far: stellar worldbuilding and good little mysteries to chase

“The machine’s ribbon was old and brownish; the pale letters staggered drunkenly above and below the line they should be walking; but Auberon didn’t want to display his school hand to Smoky. It had degenerated. He had lately taken up ballpoints and other vices.” Ha!

*The punctuation is my approximation as I am listening to an audiobook.

Enjoy use of “galosh” as a verb: “[he] galoshed away”.

Okay I got to the promised kingfisher and he is indeed charming :)