Half a Sentence: Two stories in one book. Start from either cover.

A fence has gaps. A sentence has two halves.

Two stories in one book: read it forward and it is Bob's story; turn it over and read it back - the same pages, the same words - and it is Otto's.

Bob hears his best friend through the fence: "Bob is not my friend." He runs off with the half he heard. On the other side, Otto is finishing the sentence - "Bob is my best friend" - to a boy who is already gone. Nothing is added and nothing is hidden; you simply hear the other side of the fence.

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