Summary

The next chapter is titled “Two.” Monday begins to search through documents from the library. She recites the saying about finding a needle in a haystack but says this is more difficult. A needle is the only sharp item in the haystack, meaning it is possible to find it. She is looking for a piece of paper among many without knowing what might be written on the paper. She finds a lot of files that seem to mean nothing, even one about “flora” that includes information about mulch, flower bulbs, and “Elm/Hickory Grove.” She finds 117 pages in which Omar requested aid for the town from various officials, each stamps with the word “denied.” Monday next turns to old newspaper clippings, looking especially for things that cannot happen in the winter. She finds a picture of several Santas pretending to be fishing from...