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Life of Epicurus (Two‑Volume Set)
A matched pair of hardcover volumes titled Life of Epicurus, purchased from a rare‑book shop. The books appear as well‑kept, mid‑size hardcovers — likely cloth or quarter‑leather bound with gilt or stamped titles — carried together as a single gift. Bartlet fingers the spines while browsing, then completes the purchase; the set is handed or offered to Leo in a small, intimate exchange. The volumes function as a tactile prop, brightening the cramped aisle and punctuating the turn from festive banter to private urgency.
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Purpose
A two‑volume biographical or philosophical work intended for reading and reference; in the scene its practical use is as a purchased book set and a gift offered to another character.
Significance
Serves as a conciliatory gift and conversational buffer that softens tension between Bartlet and Leo while simultaneously closing the scene; the books register Bartlet's instinct to retreat into scholarship and to offer solace through a tangible, thoughtful present.
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