Flora: (thoughts) I hope this storm doesn’t slow us down. I’m getting sick of this boat.
Flora: (thoughts) Hm, I’ve never been down here… oh, no, it’s the hussy again.
Kat: Oh! Hi, Flora! What’s up?
Flora: (thoughts) Look at her, acting all innocent. I wonder what she’s really thinking…
Kat: (thoughts) Oh, hey, it’s Flora! Hi, Flora!
Kat: (thoughts) I wonder what’s up with her?
Flora: What are you up to? Is that a human book?
Kat: Oh, yeah, I was just practicing my reading. If you want to read, feel free to take any book you like off the shelf. Eric won’t mind.
Flora: Well, um, actually… I… can’t read… it was illegal when I was a slave to learn how.
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