“How have you been doing during the lockdown?”

“Not bad, not bad. It’s a good thing we are all readers!”

“Even Chad? I can’t picture a 17-year-old being content to reading all day.”

“Oh, yes, he happily stays locked in his room, book in hand.”

“Really. What does he read?”

“Fantasy, I think.”

“Fantasy? A modern 17-year-old boy?”

“Yes. When I was a kid, I couldn’t put down a book if there were dwarves or elves in it. Anything even slightly medieval and magical, from Merlin’s Britain to Prydain to Middle Earth to Earthsea, I read them all. I think Chad is really into it, which is great, though I have to say, I haven’t heard of any of these modern authors.”

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