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...the reason, once you had visited the bookshop, you always went back.

The fantastic thing was that they always seemed to have a battered copy of the exact text you were looking for.  If you wanted to find a childhood memory then this was the place.  If you needed a first edition, then the owner would be able to find you a copy.  

Patrons of the bookshop were always polite but kept a distance.  It was truly a silent place and Tamzin liked nothing better than spending a dusty afternoon lost in the rows of old books with yellowing pages.  Today she rushed to the shop and walked in, the brass bell ringing, announcing her arrival.

"Ah Tamzin, I was waiting for you." said the owner.  "I have this for you."  He handed her a package wrapped in brown paper and string.  The card said 'enjoy.  Rochester.1".  She carefully opened the packages and there, underneath the layers of brown paper, was a first edition of Jane Eyre.

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