How to Tail a Cat
“The cavernous concrete bunker sank several levels below the street, a network of multiple platforms connected with crisscrossing diagonals of escalators and stairs.
The niece found what she hoped to be the right landing and waited for the N Judah to arrive. A moment later, she took in a deep breath, as if preparing to dive underwater, and squeezed into a standing-room-only Muni car bound for the Sunset district.
The Muni train rolled slowly along, stopping every couple of blocks to let off passengers. As the car began to empty out, the niece took a spot on a plastic bench seat. Slipping her backpack from her shoulders, she pulled out the aquarium book and opened it on her lap.
She flipped through the pages to a black-and-white photograph of the Steinhart Aquarium’s original building, a less colorful rendition of the image than the one she’d discovered embedded in the ceramic shade of the brass lamp.
The Muni car swayed back and forth, weaving around a sharp corner as t...he woman shifted her attention to a second image on the page.MoreLess
The niece found what she hoped to be the right landing and waited for the N Judah to arrive. A moment later, she took in a deep breath, as if preparing to dive underwater, and squeezed into a standing-room-only Muni car bound for the Sunset district.
The Muni train rolled slowly along, stopping every couple of blocks to let off passengers. As the car began to empty out, the niece took a spot on a plastic bench seat. Slipping her backpack from her shoulders, she pulled out the aquarium book and opened it on her lap.
She flipped through the pages to a black-and-white photograph of the Steinhart Aquarium’s original building, a less colorful rendition of the image than the one she’d discovered embedded in the ceramic shade of the brass lamp.
The Muni car swayed back and forth, weaving around a sharp corner as t...he woman shifted her attention to a second image on the page.MoreLess
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