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minus-squarekn33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up137·2 days agoThere aren’t actually 145 blank pages. The numbering just starts at 145
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-217 hours agoThen how would it appear as though they’re in the middle of the book? Wasn’t that the entire point? You would need blank pages to do that. They said they like having pages behind them and being in the middle of the book… To me that implies blank pages.
minus-squarekn33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·16 hours agoIt’s a mental game. It’s suspension of disbelief. You do have pages behind you - 144 of them. Obviously; Because this is page 145. So you are in the middle. You’re 145 pages in. It says so right there.
minus-squareraspberriesareyummy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up50·2 days agoThat is an important clarification. Thank you!
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 days agoThey’re not exactly blank… “This page intentionally left blank”
There aren’t actually 145 blank pages. The numbering just starts at 145
Then how would it appear as though they’re in the middle of the book? Wasn’t that the entire point? You would need blank pages to do that.
They said they like having pages behind them and being in the middle of the book… To me that implies blank pages.
It’s a mental game. It’s suspension of disbelief. You do have pages behind you - 144 of them. Obviously; Because this is page 145. So you are in the middle. You’re 145 pages in. It says so right there.
That is an important clarification. Thank you!
They’re not exactly blank…
“This page intentionally left blank”
lol
idk
w/e