Chapter 2. Sense and Sensibleness

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Laurie and Xor soon reached the little town of Bach. It was very confusing at first, because the name “Bach” appeared on everything: Bach Street, Bach Avenue, Bach Plaza—even the sidewalk was labeled sidebach. They finally found Bach Haus down Bach Way.

Laurie knocked on the enormous front door. A tall lady with frizzy white hair and an elegant coat answered. “Hello, what can I do for you?” she asked.

“Are you Eponymous Bach? I’m Laurie. I was told you can help me.”

“If I can’t help solve your problem, I can at least give it a name. Do come in and have some tea.”

The house was impressive on the outside, but on the inside ...

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