Biabolical

I just finished the audiobook version of If This Book Exists. A few chapters in, I started to notice how many times the subject of signage with missing letters came up, so I started noting what the missing letters were.

!The Venus Flytrap Sex Shop - x!<

!Dollar Cinema - arc!<

!Cashdollar Salon - ra!<

!(One Hour Vision) Free Exam - x!<

!High School - is!<

![Undisclosed] Community Center - y!<

!(McDonalds) Two for one Quarter Pounders - ou!<

All together, in the order they were mentioned: >!"xarcrax is you"!<

Did I miss any? Not sure if this was something pointed out more overtly in the print version.

[minor spoiler for a published adventure, Waterdeep Dragon Heist]

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