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I'm sorry, but all questions must be submitted in writing.
— Willy Wonka · Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
A polite refusal wrapped in a rule: no questions unless they're on paper. It sounds courteous and final at once, a way to shut down curiosity with procedure. The apology is thin, and the paperwork barrier is the whole point of the joke.
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