That at least made Philomen laugh outright. "Those would certainly be more broadly interesting to read about." And, even if they were obviously a joke, at least relevant. Though Phil was willing to acknowledge that he was not the best judge of these what society thought was important. He spent too much time with his head in his books and his research and most of the people he regularly interacted with were too busy suffering their own problems. He wasn't completely inept, of course, but he would hardly call himself an expert. "Perhaps someone should write to the editors to suggest a new direction for their speculating."

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