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She turned the volume high, grabbed her keys and took the rest of the stairs at a skip. Outside, she stopped and stared up at the house. She loved these sooty Regency bricks, the reassuring steadiness of them. They were old, older even than Mrs Proudie. How many occupants had they outlived? She pictured Nancy on the top floor, her head back against the wall, while the song drifted up the echoing house, keeping time. She wondered how long it would take her to recognise it.

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