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Patron: I finished the book.
Martin: And how do you feel?

Patron: Honestly? Meh.
Martin: Don’t you have the sense of satisfaction that comes with finishing a great book?

Patron: No.
Martin: Don’t you have the sense of accomplishment that comes with pulling yourself through a text that presented an intellectual challenge?

Patron: I feel nauseated.
Martin: That’s not the book, that’s the flu.