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Revision as of 19:14, 15 August 2019
The McMurtrie Building, Rolt Heights [88,12]
Isabel "Bizzy" Bowers of Malibu, California, USA, is the proprietor of Book Bizarre in the beautiful McMurtrie Building [88,12] in Rolt Heights. She was visiting cousins in Malton when the outbreak began, trapping her as it did so many others.
Art contestants register and are assigned a space on the freshly-scrubbed pavement. There the artists spend the week executing their compositions in chalk on the concrete slabs. It's also a full-fledged street fair complete with food booths, and games like Quoits* and Cornhole**. Everyone always has a fine time. At the end of the week, a committee of local leaders judge the chalk masterpieces. The runners-up are awarded their prizes first, then the Grand Prize winner is announced. He or she is the guest of honor at a feast that marks the conclusion of the week's celebrations.
There are whispers around the neighborhood, not even rumours really, that Bizzy must be a witch because in spite of all the attacks, the interior of the book shop is still lovely. Bizzy just smiles and shakes her head, then laughs that if she were actually in league with the forces of darkness she'd be doing a lot better than an odd store on the edge of a ruined city. We aren't so sure. "People make their own luck. It's old saying but it's true," Bizzy assures us with a wink and encouragement to finish our coffee cake.
"I think the whole history of the human race is the search for little comforts. The aquaducts - all of it - is just the striving to achieve little comforts in life. That's why the bookstore is so important to me. I believe it's vital for people to have a place where they can relax and forget their troubles, if only for an hour." Giving us a warm smile, she thanks us for coming by to interview her and bustles off, exuding an air of invincibility, to polish some brass or whip up a new batch of delicious treats in her fabulous shop.
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