Hello and welcome to the librarianist in New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next.

I'm Franco.

And I'm Crystal.

I guess Cristal in that case.

Cristal. Franco and Cristal.

Franco, actually, that figures in what I might talk about.

Oh, really? Is that a clue?

Of course. Here, what do you that a clue? Of course.

Here, what do you think of this?

It feels like a dramatic beginning to, like Cleopatra or some movie.

Oh, interesting.

I just thought I would play that little bit of music.

This sort of figures into the book I'm gonna talk about too.

I mean, just bring the drama and get it going here.

Now of course they're constructorizing that's like.

Maybe I should close the window.

New York, always under construction.

Anyway, how are you, my dear?

Good.

I was going to say we can have dueling construction

because I think there's construction on my side as well.

In your fairly new offices, what are they doing over there?

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