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Lin carried a desk clock that had stopped at ten. Alex had the repair shop’s address on his phone. They walked slowly along the row of shops, looking for a window full of clocks. Most windows were much larger than they expected.

They passed a fruit shop, a narrow doorway, and a shoe shop. At the corner, Alex checked the map again. “We should be standing in it,” he said. Lin looked back along the pavement. Someone was waving beside the fruit shop.

The owner stood in the narrow doorway they had passed. Behind him, a little workbench nearly filled the room. There was no big display window. He stepped aside, and Lin held up her silent clock. Alex put his phone away.

They waited outside while the owner checked the battery. Soon he returned with the clock ticking in his hands. Lin listened closely. Alex looked at the small doorway once more. “I can find it next time,” he said. “I’ll look for the space between the windows.”