The blue rug arrived on a Thursday.Exactly when promised, which Isla had noted was a good sign about the supplier's reliability and which she had filed as relevant information for future procurement decisions. It came in a flat rectangular package that was almost as tall as she was and which she insisted on helping carry up the stairs despite the physics of this being somewhat against her.We managed it between us.Kael met us at the door of the Fenwick Street apartment with the expression of someone who had been notified of the delivery and had cleared his afternoon accordingly. He looked at the package. He looked at Isla. He looked at me."Ready?" he said."We've been ready since Tuesday," Isla said.We carried it through to the yellow room.The room had changed since the first visit. There was a small bookshelf against the far wall now, pale wood, already half filled with books Kael had selected with the same care he brought to everything, picture books at the bottom and longer st
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