“'Do you have a camera?' Thalia said.
'No.'
'Have you ever taken a picture?'
'No.'
'And you want to be a photographer?'
'You find that strange?'
'A little.'
'So if I said I wanted to be a policeman, you'd think that was strange too? Because I've never slapped handcuffs on anyone?'”
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