日本語 Japanese Ask Questions Thread 6

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>>532
I wish I can, it was from a novel that I read at a friend's house on the weekend, I can't remember the exact quote but I do remember the particularly unusual usage of なら. I'm now 50km(ish) away from his house, finally had an Internet connection to ask this nagging question.