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October 25th. The left pocket.

I went down to the cellar for a jar of tomatoes, and the coat was there on its nail, the way it had been since the 3rd of October.

I put my hand into the left pocket the way you finally touch a bruise.

Paper. Folded in thirds. Soft at the creases, the way paper gets when it is carried in a pocket.

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