The Midnight Baker of Brick Lane

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Picture Brick Lane at three in the morning: shuttered curry houses, a fox crossing the road, and one window glowing gold. Mira has been awake for eleven nights, walking London's empty streets. Then the smell of bread reaches her — warm, yeasty, almost maternal. Inside, an old baker works his dough and sees her at the glass. He gestures: come in.