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> たえ子が入っていったのはジュエリーの有名店である。高級店のたたずまいに怖じ気づきつつ、たえ子 **に** 続く。

(from the book
[おまえじゃなきゃだめなんだ](http://books.bunshun.jp/ud/book/num/9784167902759).)

I understand this sentence as

> The store Taeko entered was a famous jewelry store, and while she was
> intimidated by the fancy shop, たえ子に続く.

I don't get the last part, whether it means "she went on" or something else
because に denotes a place at which something is or a direction towards
something, so shouldn't it be たえ子がつづく？
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Use of に in this sentence
It needs to be 「たえ[子]{こ} **に** [続]{つづ}く」 and not 「たえ子 **が** 続く」.

「たえ子 **に** 続く。」＝「私 **は** たえ子 **に** 続く。」

It means "I followed Taeko (into the store)."

「たえ子 **が** 続く」 makes no sense because Taeko has already entered the store.
Taeko cannot follow Taeko.
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