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“For keeping,” he said. “Or for repairing.”

Years later, when children asked about the pocket watch and why the initials were important, Keiko would smile and tell them that T.H. stood for the man who mended things and wrote tiny poems. Sometimes she would read aloud the lines that had first found her: “Better to keep a single window open than to chase all doors.” miboujin nikki th better

“Better,” she said finally, “to keep a window than to chase every door.” “For keeping,” he said