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We all know what bookworms look like, don't we? In grade school, they are the kids whom no one wants to play with because they always have their heads between the pages of a book. They are oblivious to the rest of the world, just like earthworms. Later, in college, they spend their days and nights in the library, huddled in their study carrels and glaring at anyone who dares to slow their progress through …

…and read. . . . Damn it! No, books cannot substitute for friends, spouses, and neighbors. Thankfully, books can't turn one into a know-it-all. Yet they do help us understand ourselves, and those important people in the world around us, in ways that few other mediums can. Reading is always about learning and discovery. Bookworms are those dedicated folks who go out of their way to tug at our sleeves and remind us too never, never stop discovering.