Yeah, they're words. They're supposed to be part of the books.
But you're being selfish, and cutting up books is against the rules. They don't belong to you. They're public property, and you're stealing.
[He doesn't care that much about books, it's the principle of the thing! Also, he reads the books here, he doesn't want them full of holes because of some silly kid.]
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Yeah, they're words. They're supposed to be part of the books.
But you're being selfish, and cutting up books is against the rules. They don't belong to you. They're public property, and you're stealing.
[He doesn't care that much about books, it's the principle of the thing! Also, he reads the books here, he doesn't want them full of holes because of some silly kid.]