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Alex borrowed a book of walking routes from the library. At home, he opened it beside the window. A narrow blue bookmark slipped out onto the table. Its corners were soft, and a pale circle marked where a cup had once stood.

He put the bookmark back between the pages and began to read. Someone before him had stopped at a walk along the river. He looked at the map, then outside at the dry afternoon. His tote was already by the door.

A few days later, Lin met him at the library entrance. “Good book?” she asked. Alex told her about the river path and the bench beneath a bridge. Then he showed her the old blue bookmark. “This came with it.”

Before returning the book, he placed the bookmark just inside the front cover, with its blue end showing above the pages. The next reader would find it easily. He closed the cover gently and set the book on the returns desk.