Contents

Dear Reader

FOR BEATRICE—

CHAPTER ONE

Certain people have said that the world is like a…

CHAPTER TWO

If you were to hold this book up to a mirror, you…

CHAPTER THREE

There are places where the world is quiet, but…

NOT A CHAPTER

CHAPTER FOUR

When the elevator finally reached the roof, and the doors…

CHAPTER FIVE

When the elevator reached the sixth story,…

CHAPTER SIX

When the elevator reached the third story,…

CHAPTER SEVEN

Quite a few things happened that day after…

ALSO NOT A CHAPTER

CHAPTER EIGHT

The word “denouement” is not only the name…

CHAPTER NINE

“Ha!” Count Olaf shrieked, pointing at…

CHAPTER TEN

“What was that?” a voice called out.

CHAPTER ELEVEN

An old expression, used even before the schism,…

CHAPTER TWELVE

The man with a beard but no hair stood up from…

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

“Ha!” Count Olaf crowed. “This takes the cake!”…

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