[ He basically cut and pasted the excerpt of the book into his notebook. Can read:
Angel is the name of their office, not of their nature. If you seek the name of their nature, it is spirit; if you seek the name of their office, it is angel; from what they are, spirit, from what they do, angel.
.̴͛͘,̵͑̕.̶̊̎/̶͊̍/̶̿̄z̷͛̕/̷́̂z̵͓̆/̶̽̔\̸͐́1̷̔͂2̷́̃$̶̃́.̴́͑?̶͒̀+̷́̋_̵̇͗hile angels are typically formed from heavy concentrations of Dust, they need not always have been spirit alone. Given the right circumstances, a human may ascend to become an ang.̴͛͘,̵͑̕.̶̊̎/̶͊̍z̵͓̆/̶̽̔\̸͐́1̷̔͂2̷́̃
.̴̲̈,̸̟͒.̸̓͌/̶̿̄z̷͛̕/̷́̂-̴̒͆≠͐͝\̴͑͋`̴̣́nce was one group of angels, there have since been two discovered. some are faithful to t$̶̃́.̴́͑?̶͒̀+̷́̋_̵̇͗*̶̒̂^̵̈̃
The weird text is basically smudged text, too smudged to be readable at all. ]
In exchange, I'll show you what I have. It's not my find, but it seems relevant to what we've seen today.
[He reaches into the inner pocket of his jacket and produces his notebook. He then flips to a page where he's apparently copied a different passage down.]
[He finishes copying the passage, and hands it back.]
[He nods...] I think we need to have another group discussion. Everyone ought to know about this.
But if this follows last week's pattern, we're going to have no more than nine hours to complete an entire murder investigation. We'll need to focus on the task at hand.
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I've been doing some reading, myself.
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In exchange, I'll show you what I have. It's not my find, but it seems relevant to what we've seen today.
[He reaches into the inner pocket of his jacket and produces his notebook. He then flips to a page where he's apparently copied a different passage down.]
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[ Source? ]
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I wasn't sure whether to believe the contents, but... [A pointed look at the head. That's some pretty convincing evidence.]
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... It implies they committed a grave sin. [ Closing his eyes. ] I have more questions and thoughts about this city, but trial is tomorrow.
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[He nods...] I think we need to have another group discussion. Everyone ought to know about this.
But if this follows last week's pattern, we're going to have no more than nine hours to complete an entire murder investigation. We'll need to focus on the task at hand.