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Old 11-17-2022, 09:04 AM   #10
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No, I don't enjoy it in the least. I usually skim through any geographical, botanical, character, etc etc, descriptions anyway.

Reading Russian classics I don't care exactly what kind of carriage the characters are traveling in (out of 500 slightly different models) and how many of what kind of horses you'd use for that particular mode of transport. Any description of clothes are translated in my head to just that, clothes - I only care about the colour. Often the rank of a character is deemed important - somebody is a Collegiate Councillor and is conversing with a Collegiate Assessor; and again I don't particularly care and just read on. It's usually clear from the context who's higher on the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_Ranks.

If I do encounter something I want to delve deeper in I have Wikipedia available on my Android e-ink devices. My main phone is the Hisense A9 and it's always with me, so I can check Wikipedia and Wiktionary whenever I need and want to.
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