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−	~~...originally~~ published in '''{{WP}}''' [[WP:1/2\|#1/2]].	+	Originally published in '''{{WP}}''' [[WP:1/2\|#1/2]].

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 ==Notes==
-*[[The Gentleman]] and the [[Confessor]] both make their first appearances on the cover of the Wizard printing.
+*[[The Gentleman]] and the [[Confessor]] both make their first appearances on the cover of the Wizard printing. They are definitely tease material as they are not part of the interior story.
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-"The Nearness of You" was originally published in {{WP}} [[WP:1/2|#1/2]].
+...originally published in '''{{WP}}''' [[WP:1/2|#1/2]].

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 ==Synopses==
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 Unfortunately, the Hanged Man notes, the reconstruction of existence was not perfect. One pertinent example was that [[Air Ace]] fought the [[Barnstormer Gang]] on a Sunday rather than a Monday, and thus Miranda's grandparents never met, and she was never born.
-The Hanged Man tells Michael that, while he cannot return Miranda to him, he can give Michael a choice: to forget about Miranda completely, or to have a sense of understanding about his relationship to the woman.
+The Hanged Man tells Michael that, while he cannot return Miranda to him, he can give Michael a choice: to forget about Miranda completely, or retain his memory and a sense of understanding about his relationship with his dear love.
-Michael notes that he does not want to forget--and before the Hanged Man leaves, Michael asks what most people choose in his situation. The Hanged Man replies that no one ever chooses to forget.
+That evening, Michael again dreams of Miranda--and he finds a peace of sorts, knowing that in another life, he loved her dearly and completely.
-That evening, Michael dreams again of Miranda--and he finds peace knowing that, in another life, he loved her.
+==Notes==
-==Notes==
+|subcategory = Story Synopses
 [[Category: Story Synopses|Nearness of You]] [[Category: Story Publication Order| 199606]]

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	Michael notes that he does not want to forget--and before the Hanged Man leaves, Michael asks what most people choose in his situation. The Hanged Man replies that no one ever chooses to forget.		Michael notes that he does not want to forget--and before the Hanged Man leaves, Michael asks what most people choose in his situation. The Hanged Man replies that no one ever chooses to forget.

−	That evening, Michael ~~sleeps peacefully, dreaming~~ of Miranda~~, a woman that~~ he ~~can rest easy~~ knowing that, in another life, he loved her.	+	That evening, Michael dreams again of Miranda--and he finds peace knowing that, in another life, he loved her.

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	==Synopses==		==Synopses==
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		+	[[Michael Tenicek]] has a problem that's ruining his life: he keeps dreaming of a woman named [[Miranda]], who seems so familiar and so close to him that he can clearly identify specific details about her life--but he can't remember ever meeting her, and no one he asks seems to know anything about her.
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		+	While Michael questions his sanity one evening, having turned to medication to try and dull his anxiety, he is visited by the [[Hanged Man]]. The Hanged Man tells Michael that his dreams are compromising reality, and Michael is given access to information about a reality-threatening crisis: upset at his continued defeat at the hands of various superheroes, the [[Time-Keeper]] challenged [[Eterneon]] for control over time itself.
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		+	The resulting conflict sent ripples of chaos through time. Heroes like the [[Silver Agent]] found himself fighting a tyrannosaurus rex, while [[M.P.H.]] squared off against a viking; [[Samaritan]] disappeared from existence, much to the dismay of [[Winged Victory]]. Even Astro City itself seemed to flicker from reality. The heroes fought one final battle to try and overcome the combatants and then undo the damage caused by the Time-Keeper's efforts.
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		+	Unfortunately, the Hanged Man notes, the reconstruction of existence was not perfect. One pertinent example was that [[Air Ace]] fought the [[Barnstormer Gang]] on a Sunday rather than a Monday, and thus Miranda's grandparents never met, and she was never born.
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		+	The Hanged Man tells Michael that, while he cannot return Miranda to him, he can give Michael a choice: to forget about Miranda completely, or to have a sense of understanding about his relationship to the woman.
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		+	Michael notes that he does not want to forget--and before the Hanged Man leaves, Michael asks what most people choose in his situation. The Hanged Man replies that no one ever chooses to forget.
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		+	That evening, Michael sleeps peacefully, dreaming of Miranda, a woman that he can rest easy knowing that, in another life, he loved her.
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	==Notes==		==Notes==

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−	[[Category: Story Synopses\|Nearness of You]] [[Category: Story Publication Order\|199606]]	+	[[Category: Story Synopses\|Nearness of You]] [[Category: Story Publication Order\| 199606]]

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 ==Notes==
+*[[The Gentleman]] and the [[Confessor]] both make their first appearances on the cover of the Wizard version, while not appearing in the story itself. Depending on when the issue arrived to people who ordered it, The Gentleman most likely had appeared already in [[Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol.2 No.1]].
 [[Category: Story Synopses|Nearness of You]] [[Category: Story Publication Order|199606]]

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−	[[Category: Story Synopses]] [[Category: Story Publication Order\|199606]]	+	[[Category: Story Synopses\|Nearness of You]] [[Category: Story Publication Order\|199606]]