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pullmeoutalive2014-06-27 11:45 pm
midvalley) wrote in pullmeoutalive2014-06-27 11:45 pm
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[ He arches an eyebrow at that. ]
I feel like you're making that up to spite me.
I feel like you're making that up to spite me.
Do you? And here I thought that was only a rumor.
Now, that is surprising. I always assumed they were cardboard facades. The type you find on shelves in furniture stores.
... Really? Not-- I don't know, spiders? Standing at the top of a very tall building? Things that go bump in the night?
[ ... Alright, that manages to surprise a genuine laugh from him. ]
Is it all the blank pages that scares you? Or the possibility that they're hollow inside?
Is it all the blank pages that scares you? Or the possibility that they're hollow inside?
[ He hums thoughtfully, folding his hands on the table. ]
Have you ever seen that episode of The Twilight Zone, where the man has all the time in the world to read, only his glasses break?
Have you ever seen that episode of The Twilight Zone, where the man has all the time in the world to read, only his glasses break?
Well, there's also the little fact that he was the last man left in the world, but yes. His glasses breaking was a tragedy.
What I really want to know is -- if you had to choose between hollowed out books or unreadable ones, which would be the lesser of two evils?
So as long as someone can enjoy it?
No wonder you sell books.
No wonder you sell books.
And for putting up strange little signs and statues in your store, apparently.
Your store has windows that face the street, Mr. Maxwell. And whether you believe it or not, I do, on occasion, drive.
Only on casual Fridays.
Otherwise, I prefer having access to an air conditioner.
Otherwise, I prefer having access to an air conditioner.
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