But one of the side effects of being taken away from Earth as a child and being subsequently raised by adults whose idea of a well-rounded education was "Piloting 101," "Emotional, Digital, and Physical Manipulation," and "Advanced Marksmanship" meant that his reading skills weren't great. Good enough to get him through easy stuff (and his translation chip helped a lot), but things like novels and poetry went way over his head. ]
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But one of the side effects of being taken away from Earth as a child and being subsequently raised by adults whose idea of a well-rounded education was "Piloting 101," "Emotional, Digital, and Physical Manipulation," and "Advanced Marksmanship" meant that his reading skills weren't great. Good enough to get him through easy stuff (and his translation chip helped a lot), but things like novels and poetry went way over his head. ]