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I’m not even listening.
— Sam • Life as a House

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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker insists they are paying no attention at all, and the word 'even' pushes the denial further, as if not hearing were a point to be proved. The line reads as a refusal to engage, though its wording alone doesn't settle whether it is playful or defensive.
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