The problem with learning tricks to get around a bad memory is that a bad memory makes it hard to learn tricks; but Muriel does learn, after enough panic, enough sweat. All the hooks: felt tips that last longer than ballpoints on skin, unlikely cryptic phrases. Muriel puts her coat where she’ll have to notice her keys. She sets phone numbers to music.<\/p>\n
“You correct my spelling,” says Lev curiously, “but you can’t remember my middle name?”<\/p>\n
“Letters are like music notes,” she grumbles. “Two places to fit in your head.”<\/p>\n
“My middle initial’s a letter.”<\/p>\n
“What’s it stand for?”<\/p>\n
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