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Who would have believed it; you, an IRS agent?

— Drew · Meet Joe Black

Painterly open blank ledger beside a magnifying glass on a blue-grey surface.
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The speaker expresses amused disbelief that the listener works as a tax agent. The rhetorical question suggests the job seems an unlikely fit, and the phrasing may carry teasing surprise, though the words alone do not say whether it is fond or pointed.

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