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I finally picked up a protective cover for my Kindle Tou... airport. Doing so revealed a hidden habit I was only fai... compulsively use boarding passes as bookmarks. What happ... to mark my place goes away?

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I finally picked up a protective cover for my Kindle Touch whilst at the airport. Doing so revealed a hidden habit I was only faintly aware of: I compulsively use boarding passes as bookmarks. What happens when the need to mark my place goes away?

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