She nodded. "Thank you for letting me know. On my island we had many copies in our language, the Master favored this tome as a discipline lesson, we learned by copying, and we learned not to misbehave by having to copy for others," she said with a sad fond smile. "Older students were tasked with reading the copies from end to end to be sure that no student shirked in hidden places. If they did, they had to begin again. Rare was the student who shirked twice this task." She missed home like an ache. "Perhaps I should suggest something similar to the Master here."
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