The Gift Of The Empty Hand (edit #3)

[jameso]

looks like theres been a lot of work on this. I personally like something about the simplicity of the original version. but i really much prefer this line :

religious tomes in languages
the rest of us couldn't read;

I much prefer it to the 3 lines about magazine articles. to me that seems a more trivial subject, religious tomes in other languages paints a far richer character with an interesting life. I feel like mainstream magazine articles are a sacrifice to mass appeal