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Some may call this junk. Me, I call them treasures.
— The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim · 2011
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The shopkeeper sells a change of perspective before he sells an object. Calling things treasures makes his clutter sound like an opportunity rather than a problem. It is an especially apt joke in a game where one person's discarded cup may be another person's carefully collected prize.
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In context
Spoilers for The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimShow the scene
Belethor uses this sales line in his Whiterun general-goods shop in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011). It also appears in the game's shared general-goods trade dialogue, so the wording is not exclusive to him. Its familiar place is a transaction over the assorted equipment, oddments and valuables the player brings back from adventuring.
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- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — Belethor dialogueDialogue / relevant quotation and surrounding sceneReference checked
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