Quote by Orson Scott Card

She grunted. Nothing unusual? That's right. Well, if you ask me, that's pretty unusual right there, if a body was smart enough to notice it.

She grunted. Nothing unusual? That's right. Well, if you ask

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The quote suggests that when the speaker says "nothing unusual" and is met by a grunt, they find that itself to be unusual. It implies that the person being addressed finds it sophisticacontinue to understand the lack of surprise in a situation. In other words, the speaker considers the ability to recognize the absence of the unexpected as a sign of intelligence or perceptiveness.

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