After another ten minutes, the gates of thievery would open just a crack, and Liesel Meminger would widen them a little further and squeeze through. <br /><br />***TWO QUESTIONS***<br />Would the gates shut behind her?<br />Or would they have the goodwill to let her back out?<br /><br />As Liesel would discover, a good thief requires many things.<br />Stealth. Nerve. Speed.<br />More important than any of those things, however, was one final requirement.<br />Luck.<br /><br />Actually.<br />Forget the ten minutes.<br />The gates open now.