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It’s been a week now since Jim found John McCoy’s diary in the wall. He hasn’t tried to dispose of the book because he’s certain that he’ll be assigned to a better apartment when he’s promoted. However, that hasn’t made him any more comfortable about living in his present apartment, knowing that the book is there. Sometimes, late at night, he’s sure that he can hear noises coming from that section of the wall. Then he worries that the wires may cause another fire, and that the firemen will find the book with his fingerprints on it.
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John F. Simpson (The Book in the Wall)