"Well, I can't promise it'll always be there, but I've seen it there more than once." It's as close to a promise of permanence as she can give. "I don't think it travels around or only appears during certain phases of the moon or anything."

Not the most reassuring answer, but she offers him the directions anyway. "If it does go, there are other shops that sell books, and some sell poetry. We won't be bereft."