Grace Carr answers “I find the use of long dashes instead of...”

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I find the use of long dashes instead of quotation marks very distracting. It takes me out of the story. Does anyone know why this punctuation choice was made?

Grace Carr For some reason, I actually prefer that style to quotation marks. Sometimes I skim over quotes...at first the dash seemed strange, but I realized it d…moreFor some reason, I actually prefer that style to quotation marks. Sometimes I skim over quotes...at first the dash seemed strange, but I realized it didn't skim when it was used
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