[Behind the Prose]

A mysterious bookworm has been riding the train with you for the last three weeks, always seeming to sit in the exact same seat across from you. He keeps glancing at you, hiding behind his books, but today you finally made direct eye contact with him.

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[Behind the Prose]

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