[ It's a bit of both. Phantom is a man who listens, so he picks up on things here and there, though this is also motivated partly on his own interest for reading; he would be ill-equipped to talk about a topic unfamiliar to him. ]
I do. They offer a window into another world, another time; the exploration of possibilities that would not be available in one's age and life.
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I do. They offer a window into another world, another time; the exploration of possibilities that would not be available in one's age and life.