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[[Man is standing in a bookstore, looking at a book]]
Man: This book looks interesting. Maybe I'll buy it.
[[The man reads the book; a clock appears above showing the passage of time]]
Man: Oops, I read the whole thing.
Man: I'll just quietly put it back and go.
[[Man walks through a security scanner to exit the bookstore]]
<<BEEP BEEP BEEP>>
Voice from off-frame: Hey! Your brain set off the sensor!
Man: I, uhh...
Voice from off-frame: You have a book in there, don't you!
Man: Crap.
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