"Man 1: [going through the contents of a bookshelf] All your books are full of blank pages. Man 2: Not true. That one has some ink on page 78. Man 1: A smudge. Man 2: So? Man 1: There are no words. You're not reading. There's no story there. Man 2: Maybe not for you. When I look at those books, I think about all kinds of stories. Reading is about more than what's on the page. Holding a book prompts my mind to enrich itself. Frankly, I suspect the book isn't even necessary. The whole industry is evil. Greedy publishers and rich authors try to convince us our brains need their words. But I refuse to be a sucker. Man 1: Who sold you all these blank books?"
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