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Answer these question in a few words or a couple of sentence.

What things about the book did she find strange?

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Margie found it strange that the words printed on a book stood still instead of moving the
way they did on a screen. She also found it odd that the words on a page always remained
the same as the first time they were read. Besides, the idea that someone would write a book about schools was itself strange for Margie.

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