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Canary in a Coal Mine



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Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:19 am
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"I have a feeling you're right," Nicholas said gravely. Considering the title, it sounded rather irreverent. "I'd best steer clear of it."
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Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:22 am
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Sadie grimaced and nodded, blushing a bit and glancing away. How did she always make things so awkward?

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Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:27 am
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"Dad mostly likes serious stuff," Martin added. "He's a huge King Arthur geek, so the holy grail part would be right up his alley."
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Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:29 am
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"Ah... yeah... it's... not that," Sadie said, glancing at him guiltily. "It's very... well... yeah, probably best not to."

"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus
"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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Sun Jan 22, 2023 2:25 pm
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"Fair enough." Nicholas shrugged. "I much prefer reading anyway."
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Sun Jan 22, 2023 4:52 pm
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“Are you reading anything good at the moment?” Sadie was grateful for the deflection.

"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus
"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:39 pm
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Nicholas thought for a moment. He was reading a couple interesting books, none of which he figured she would enjoy.
"I'm rereading Gawain and the Green Knight," he said after a pause. "It's an epic set in Arthurian legend. And I've recently picked up Don Quixote."
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Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:47 pm
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“Ooh! Those sound interesting. Well, I’ve heard Don Quixote can be a bit… long. But I’ve thought of reading the other one. I take it it’s good, if you’re re-reading it?”

"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus
"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:57 pm
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"It's alright," Nicholas said with a shrug. "It isn't my favorite, but it brings up interesting themes. The writing is a bit dry for my taste. As for Quixote...it's perhaps the best book ever written. Quite long, but immensely enjoyable."
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Sun Jan 22, 2023 6:10 pm
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"That's good to know; perhaps I'll give it a try. Eventually... does the library have a copy?"

"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus
"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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Sun Jan 22, 2023 8:15 pm
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"It should; the library carries literature, mostly."
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Sun Jan 22, 2023 10:30 pm
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“Good to know.” She nodded. “I’ll check it out then maybe once the semester calms down a bit.”

"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus
"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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Mon Jan 23, 2023 1:21 am
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"I highly recommend it. Just be patient with it; the narrative tends to wander."
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Mon Jan 23, 2023 3:40 am
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“What’s it about?”

(Our second date also lasted 4 hours and went swimmingly ^-^ going for date number 3 next Saturday!)

"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus
"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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Tue Jan 24, 2023 1:23 am
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(Yay!!!)

Nicholas took a deep breath and straightened slightly. "It's generally about a wealthy old man who goes mad from reading too many books. He ends up believing he's a knight errant and goes adventuring around the land with his manservant Sancho Panza as his squire. He fights windmills he believes to be giants and goes on all sorts of entertaining adventures--and he meets some fascinating characters along the way. That's where the narrative diverts into little vignettes."
"The artist deals with what cannot be said in words. The artist whose medium is fiction does this in words. The novelist says in words what cannot be said in words." --Ursula K. Le Guin

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