My, that’s an impressive library you’ve got there, Dr. Zenz. So much knowledge all in one place. Oh, and that one’s got your name on it too! “Why All Believers Will Not Be Raptured Before The Tribulation”… Now that’s something to chew on, huh. Oh, you’ve got work to do? Alright, well thank you very much for your help, doctor.

Actually, just one more thing, Dr. Zenz. You know my wife, she’s been trying to learn to read Mandarin, and she’s just at the point where she can read through a whole book. She’s just started on that, oh what was it, Three Body Problem book, right? Yeah that’s the one. Absolutely loves it, and you know she says there’s nothing like reading something in its original language? Cause so much gets left out in translation, you see. Me, I can’t make heads or tails outta anything but English, and even then only half the time. Heh.

Well, anyway, I was gonna ask if you had any recommendations for Chinese literature, given your line of work and all - and of course, look at this wonderful library, just terrific. See, at the rate she’s going my wife’s gonna have the whole series finished by the end of the week, so she’s gotta get something new to sink her teeth into, you know, strike while the iron’s hot and all.

Oh, is that a fact? You don’t actually know Chinese? Don’t speak it, read it, nothin’? Oh, no, not a problem at all sir, it’s just, jeez, when I get to thinking about the kind of scholarship you and your colleagues do… if I wanted to make sure I’ve got all the facts straight on a foreign country, the first order of business is to pick up the language, just to make sure. Now gee, ain’t that a funny thing. Given the kind of claims you’re making in your work, I figured you’d have Mandarin down pat.

No, of course it’s nothing. I’ll get out of your hair now, Doc. Good luck with your research!