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Oh, okay. [Ashton was looking at about waist-level, so when he stands upright, the dragons poke their heads in between the books at eye level.] Hey, I can't see! [After some grumbling, they move out of the way.]
Do you need any help with them? [He holds up one book, the outside covered in gaudy gold leaf and what appears to be rhinestones embedded in the cover.] I'm not carrying much, myself.