The Book Thief
The last, third time the narrator saw the book thief she was
In chapter the flag
In chapter the flag
Death finds the book thief kneeling among rubble, clutching a book. Death wants to console her, but "that is not allowed." Instead Death follows her; she drops the book and Death later takes it from a garbage truck. Death: "I would keep it and view it several thousand times over the years."
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