[ Actually, it's a false alarm. There's a moment of wordless frowning before he just as abruptly glances back down at his book, muttering to himself. ]
Ah, that's right. He died back in volume 12. [ Turns out he was just trying to remember something! But at least his attention was away from reading itself long enough that he does register the greeting, so have a belated but still distracted: ]
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Ah, that's right. He died back in volume 12. [ Turns out he was just trying to remember something! But at least his attention was away from reading itself long enough that he does register the greeting, so have a belated but still distracted: ]
Hello.