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Peng Shepherd

The Cartographers

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

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Part 2, Chapters 5-10Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Part 2: “The Map”

Part 2, Chapter 5 Summary

Nell returns home but is concerned when she notices a black Audi tailing her. Puzzled by the unknown thief’s motivations for seeking out the Junk Box map, she seeks advice from a specialist in contemporary cartography: Felix, her ex-boyfriend, who was also fired for defending her during the Junk Box Incident and now works at Haberson Global. When Felix arrives, he becomes furious at the sight of the Junk Box map. After he calms down, Nell gives him a USB drive with the security footage from the NYPL robbery. They also discover a business card for Ramona “Romi” Wu, a shady maps dealer.

Felix searches online for information about the Junk Box map; the results range from hobbyists seeking the map to warnings about a mysterious group called the Cartographers. Nell decides to visit Romi, and she does not tell Felix about her plans to seek reinstatement at the NYPL. She does, however, invite him to attend Daniel’s funeral.

Part 2, Chapter 6 Summary

At work, Felix tests a new algorithm for the Haberson Map, which is Haberson’s ambitious, impossible project to create a perfect map. However, Felix and his team are currently at an impasse on the project. Unlike Nell’s discontent at Classic, Felix loves his current work at Haberson.

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