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[thestarspangledman]

[Steve's been playing 'let's catch up on seventy years of history' again, slightly augmented by that trip to Risa. By which we mean, he got to experience technology in the future. But here he is, settled down with a pile of books and looking just a tad disconsolate.]

I know it's 2012. I really do. But even here, I -- feel like I'm gonna have to turn on a radio and wait for it to warm up. Or like I could pick up a newspaper and check the next time the Dodgers are gonna play down at Ebbets. Just -- it's enough to know that what we fought for was worth it, but I've been looking at the library again; and it's ....

Let's just say this isn't the future I expected. Kinda figured -- well, hoped -- we'd get over setting differences on people because of the color of their skin, or where they're from, or because of something they can't do a damn thing about. I guess it was too much to hope for, even seventy years later. Sometimes I think that everything's changed, then I realize some things haven't, and I -- don't know how to help it. Wish I could.

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[thestarspangledman]

...[That gets a bit of a confused squint out of him.]

..Why would anyone want an electronic book? Other than Stark.

[persuadeyou]

Most people want them, actually. There's a definite perk to being able to carry sixty pounds of books in a two pound device.

[thestarspangledman]

Yeah, but what if you break it?

[persuadeyou]

What if you drop a book in water? You get a new one. Or you fix it.

[thestarspangledman]

Seems a little expensive to me.

[persuadeyou]

Actually, e-books are cheaper. You just have to play a little more carefully with your toys, that's all.

[thestarspangledman]

[There's a slightly unsure squint.]

I suppose so.