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12 thoughts on “Page 38”
Schattensturm
Someone is about to get thrown out of the library 🙁
Or perhaps they found one and keep it secret. Never leave a crisis goes wasted :/
Laurel
Throwing people out of the library seems to maybe be a sport around here…
Dr. Bright Star
Prejudice against refugees? In my fantasy comic? Oh there better be an ass whooping for this schmo.
Laurel
I guess you’ll have to wait and find out next week!
Grendelkin
But is this indifference born from elitism, or numbness born from despair?
UnboundMotion
I’m curious why they realistically thought this would work
Laurel
Hope can be a desperate motivator in the face of logic.
Laurel
After 10 years of dealing with this, it might genuinely be either one
Dr. Bright Star
The optimism of youth?
Laurel
Or the lack of wisdom that comes with age!
UnboundMotion
I can say with confidence that wisdom does not come with age.
they’re not completely unconnected, but they are most definitely not directly connected
Laurel
I look back at my younger self and wonder at how dumb I was, and yet I still don’t feel smarter…
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