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She wrote me a john-dear letter...something about me not listening enough, I don't know...I wasn't really paying attention.
— Harry • Dumb and Dumber
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Harry reports a break-up letter about his failure to listen, then admits that he did not pay attention to its explanation. That admission repeats the very problem the letter describes; the retained john-dear wording is not silently repaired.
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