[Molly recognises the story pretty quickly, but she doesn't comment on it as she reads it for the Smeargle. She catches on some words as kids do and doesn't keep the fastest pace, but she gets through the book pretty smoothly and then lets Hide pick another.]
[... well, or not, as he again opts for the same book, but as Kaneki protests Molly helps coax the Smeargle to pick another one, and they eventually settle on "Clifford the Big Red Growlithe".]
[Once through that, Molly sets it back on the pile of books and deflects Hide's puppy dog eyes.]
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[... well, or not, as he again opts for the same book, but as Kaneki protests Molly helps coax the Smeargle to pick another one, and they eventually settle on "Clifford the Big Red Growlithe".]
[Once through that, Molly sets it back on the pile of books and deflects Hide's puppy dog eyes.]
[... and reflects, at Kaneki,]
I wonder if you can teach pokémon to read.