Page 515 - The Book Thief
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That was something he told Liesel on the steps of 8 Grande Strasse, when he
rushed up there after hearing of her survival.
That day, on the steps, Alex Steiner was sawn apart.
Liesel told him that she had kissed Rudys lips. It embarrassed her, but she
thought he might have liked to know. There were wooden teardrops and an oaky
smile. In Liesels vision, the sky I saw was gray and glossy. A silver afternoon.
