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My favourite was the story of Old Man Mains- and how I got my name.
The story goes- or legend, if you feel like upping the ante- that I, Theo Martin, was forged in fire. My mother was newly single, having lost my father- her mate- tragically months before. She had buckled down, asking for more responsibility at her quiet library job. Mainstay Books- a bookshop turned library turned treasure trove in town was run by old rickety Theodore Mains, but everyone called him Mains. He was getting older, and had longed for more time to quietly spend compiling the historical documents in the archives. My mother, wild eyed, came pleading for more time and responsibility- and he handed over the keys. She
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