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So you can recognize something once you see it enough…

[It’s not easy, he thinks, but it’s common enough… Or it’s recognizing a word for something like… like “bathroom” when you’re in a foreign country…

Not that Haruka knows anything about that. Obviously.

Haruka’s at least stopped his approach. For now.]

…Did you teach yourself? How to do that, I mean.

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[ For now... ]

...not initially. Sparrow taught me a little... how to match sounds and symbols.

[ Sounds are so much easier, though, as they directly convey meaning without having to go through the whole process of deciphering something and translating.

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What does this letter say?

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[For now!! He's not going to chase Lark down and tackle him if he runs... probably...]

Do you want to learn more? N-not that I could teach you, but maybe someone here could... or if anyone else shows up...

[It just seems kinda crummy, to be locked out of another form of communicating...

Ah, but.]

Nothing. Well. There's all the letters but none of them make up a word, so it's probably some stupid puzzle we've all been left to solve.

[sunday...]

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[ He's silent at the question, mouth slightly open as if caught between a yes and a no. Yes he would like to learn more, but no... It isn't very important, it's difficult and it frustrates him, he can get along fine without it... Most of the time, words in a book look just like what those letters on the paper must seem like to Haruka. Maybe it's just another language, rather than a puzzle. ]

It would be nice. [ is what he settles on, eventually, turning his attention to the paper in Haruka's possession instead. ]

If you can read, I'm sure you are smart enough to solve the puzzle.

[ Sunday... ]