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Smoke climbed over Papas shoulder.
After another ten minutes, the gates of thievery would open just a crack, and
Liesel Meminger would widen them a little further and squeeze through.
TWO QUESTIONS
Would the gates shut behind her?
Or would they have the goodwill to let her back out?
As Liesel would discover, a good thief requires many things.
Stealth. Nerve. Speed.
More important than any of those things, however, was one final requirement.
Luck.
Actually.
Forget the ten minutes.
The gates open now.
