Surprise. Is that paper? Can I touch it?
No. You've got blood all over your so-called fingers.
Now, how about?
Now you've got blood and spit. Paper's not a pearl. You can't wash it off.
It is. Emphasis. That fragile?
It's made of very thin sheets of dried pulp. What do you think?
Disappointment.
My parents used to give me this on special occasions when I was a kid. Very special occasions. This stuff's more expensive than you were. It's-- hey, what are you doing? Hey. Stop! Hey!
I do feel a little. Contrite. It has already had to endure being pulped.

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