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Sep. 9th, 2016 03:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
incandescensCoworker really liked her birthday present. Excellent. Great relief. (Worry is not susceptible to logic.)
We were promised rain today, but we just got humidity. I think we'd rather have had rain.
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“This is not just one of the fundamental principles of the Library – it’s one of the fundamental principles of humanity, and it’s found in all places and all cultures.”
“Altruism?” Evariste said dubiously. “Ethics? Sympathy? Disinterested charity?”
“No,” Irene said, “it’s the one about ‘clear up the mess you made’.”
We were promised rain today, but we just got humidity. I think we'd rather have had rain.
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“This is not just one of the fundamental principles of the Library – it’s one of the fundamental principles of humanity, and it’s found in all places and all cultures.”
“Altruism?” Evariste said dubiously. “Ethics? Sympathy? Disinterested charity?”
“No,” Irene said, “it’s the one about ‘clear up the mess you made’.”
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Date: 2016-09-09 04:32 am (UTC)(*snicker* I think that Irene's parents instilled some Ideals in her!)
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Date: 2016-09-09 10:45 pm (UTC)(Irene's parents did their best. They really did. Nature vs Nurture? :))
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Date: 2016-09-10 03:31 am (UTC)It is possible I am a sadist.)
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Date: 2016-09-10 10:54 am (UTC)