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For forty-three years Berlatsky had made a point of keeping out of trouble and now there was this.

— Elleston Trevor The Paragon (aka 'Night Stop') (1975)

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The only person who saw the car go into the ravine that night was Berlatsky.

The Paragon (aka 'Night Stop') (1975)

Berlatsky noted these things because all his life he had noted things, like a sparrow picks at crumbs. You could miss a lot of chances by not using your eyes.

The Paragon (aka 'Night Stop') (1975)

Maria fetched the letters, half-running. She was the most willing girl they had ever had, and within three months she'd be speaking good English, and a month later she would leave, as they all did, because her mother was sick in Tijuana: in other words, someone—often a close neighbour—had offered her even more money, a colour TV set and the whole of every Friday off as well as Sunday.

The Paragon (aka 'Night Stop') (1975)

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