"Well, no, but--- there's a lending system. You bring the book back after you read it and only have to pay if you don't do that. ...You are familiar with the concept of a public library, aren't you? People donate books or the government allots money for them, and then anyone can come in and read or borrow them?" She paused. "Is the world you come from... alright? Are things just, you know, horrible there?"