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[The image first shows an open book lying on a table. It seems to be open at the very back, though looking at the page on the left would show that it's full of text so it obviously was supposed to continue where the cover now is. Closer observation would show that several pages after that one were apparently ripped out.

It stays on this image for several moments, or at least what the person showing it thinks is long enough for said observations to be made. Finally, the screen does a very quick 180 to show a livid Elliot.]

WHO IS THE CRIMINAL RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS?!

Library books are the property of EVERYONE WHO USES THAT LIBRARY! YOU CAN'T JUST TEAR OUT PAGES WHEREVER YOU SEE FIT! IT'S COMMON COURTESY!

ESPECIALLY NOT IN THE FINAL BOOK OF ONE OF THE GREATEST SERIES EVER WRITTEN!!!

Comments

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That is terrible.

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THAT'S PUTTING IT MILDLY!

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H-hey, don't yell!

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HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT AT A TIME LIKE THIS?!

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Is that really the only copy here?!

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It's the only one I've seen!

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Oh no! Then that is terribly sad...

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It's more than that! It's a practically unforgivable crime!

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Well... what will you do?

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What else?! Get to the bottom of this so I can find those pages and actually finish the series!

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... Get to the bottom of it how? Are you gonna break into their room or something?

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Of course not! The culprit is going to confess to me!

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... Didn't he already though?

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...Possibly.

[Though Elliot really doesn't want to believe it's him, so he's holding out hope for another confession.]

If it's a false confession, I'd still like to hear the real one!

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What makes you think it's... a false confession?

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Because Xerxes Break is the strongest fighter Pandora has even known!

[...This logic totally makes sense to him.]

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Clearly he's a really strong nuisance too!

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No, that's not it at all! A guy like him has a different understanding of what it takes to be strong!

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Is him being annoying an understanding of strength?

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He's not annoying! He's...!

Fine, he is annoying. BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY!

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Maybe he just really likes to annoy people.

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That's a strange hobby for someone who took that much patience to master swords!

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Not really I think. Maybe it got tedious.

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You'd have to have training to know how difficult it really is. If you thought it was tedious, you wouldn't bother!

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I've had training! And I know that just as much as it's terrifying sometimes, it can also be kinda boring!