Professor X is an adjunct, but he is also a dedicated teacher, and anyone reading his book will feel that his students respect this.

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There he is, in his office, behind his desk, with his feet up, reading a book.

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The Doctor is reading from a noir mystery book with the last page ripped out, because he hates endings (but not, apparently, foreshadowing).

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Now he's sitting quietly reading a book on ancient Greece while nearby a girl with cerebral palsy is learning how to make "snow angels" with her body on the floor.

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