Is that another laugh

I reach for a book
A tiny arm comes out of the spine
The arm slaps my hand
Not that one, my muse suggests

The next novel laughs as I open her
Then she screams
But wait
Is that another laugh?

Have these missives always been alive?
Why has it taken me so long to notice?
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