She stepped back inside her apartment and picked up Cookie.

NEWYORKER: The Valetudinarian

Then she paused, stepped inside and logged on to a site that had consoled her before: Experience Project.

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Finally, she stepped over her mother and went inside.

NEWYORKER: The Visitor

She stepped out into the open-air vestibule to explain the situation: Arty Groys was inside that condo with a woman who had appeared half naked on his doorstep.

NEWYORKER: The Valetudinarian