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MAJOR ARCANA: Part One, Chapter 4

MAJOR ARCANA: Part One, Chapter 4

Out of Time

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John Pistelli
Apr 17, 2023
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MAJOR ARCANA: Part One, Chapter 4
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Major Arcana is a serialized novel for paid subscribers. For more details, both about the novel and about subscriber amenities, please see the Preface.


PART ONE

Chapter 4. | Out of Time

She wasn’t one for the internet, but you couldn’t run a business in the 21st century without it. Especially with the pandemic restrictions: Untimely Vintage and Prospero’s Books were practically the only small shops on their street that hadn’t gone under, because at least people would buy and sell rare books and vintage clothes online. Otherwise, the tattoo place went down, the hair stylist went down, and forget about half the cafés and restaurants, minus the Starbucks and the Subway. 

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