What did you make of it, Tom?” “Nothing at…

What did you make of it, Tom?”
“Nothing at all, Joe.”
“That’s a coincidence, too, for I made the same of it myself.

Book I - Recalled to Life, Chapter II - The Mail

Said in response to a mysterious message that was heard : “Recalled to Life”.

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