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uldnotseeanyoneinsidethehouse.HaraldVanger’shousewasdark.Around9:00acardroveacrossthebridgeanddisappearedtowardsthepoint.Atmidnightthelightsonthefacadeofthechurchwereturnedoff.ThatwasapparentlythefullextentoftheentertainmentinHedebyonaFridaynightinearlyJanuary.Itwaseerilyquiet.

    HetriedagaintocallBergerandgothervoicemail,askinghimtoleavehisnameandamessage.Hedidsoandthenturnedoffthelightandwenttobed.Thelastthinghethoughtaboutbeforehefellasleepwasthathewasgoingtorunahighriskofgoingstir-crazyinHedeby.

    Itwasstrangetoawaketouttersilence.Blomkvistpassedfromdeepsleeptototalalertnessinafractionofasecond,andthenlaystill,listening.Itwascoldintheroom.Heturnedhisheadandlookedathiswristwatchonastoolnexttothebed.Itwas7:08—hehadneverbeenmuchofamorningperson,anditusedtobehardforhimtowakeupwithouthavingatleasttwoalarmclocks.Todayhehadwokenallbyhimself,andheevenfeltrested.

    Heputsomewateronforcoffeebeforegettingintotheshower.Hewassuddenlyamusedathissituation.KalleBlomkvist—onaresearchtripinthebackofbeyond.

    Theshowerheadchangedfromscaldingtoice-coldattheslightesttouch.Therewasnomorningpaperonthekitchentable.Thebutterwasfrozen.Therewasnocheeseslicerinthedrawerofkitchenutensils.Itwasstillpitchdarkoutside.Thethermometershowed6belowzero.ItwasSaturday.

    ThebusstopforHedestadwasovertheroadfromKonsum,andBlomkviststartedoffhisexilebycarryingouthisplantogoshoppingintown.Hegotoffthebusbytherailwaystationandmadeatourofthecentreoftown.Alongthewayheboughtheavywinterboots,twopairsoflongunderwear,severalflannelshirts,aproperthigh-lengthwinterjacket,awarmcap,andlinedgloves.AttheelectronicsstorehefoundasmallportableTVwithrabbitears.ThesalesclerkassuredhimthathewouldatleastbeabletogetSVT,thestateTVchannel,outatHedeby,andBlomkvistpromisedtoaskforhismoneybackifthatturnedoutnottobethecase.

    HestoppedatthelibrarytogethimselfacardandborrowedtwomysteriesbyElizabethGee.Heboughtpensandnotes.Healsoboughtarucksackforcarryinghisnewpossessions.

    Finallyheboughtapackofcig

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