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"It's sos" Aldrec said, explaining further They ca the Selisna River, and had ainst the ," said, staring at the sun's reflection that glistened in the Selisna's shi eyes such as yours, but when you get to be older, you'll find out that it really doesn't change Oh, there is a factor of chaos; that's true Celebrations, disasters, deaths, births … events of all kinds will occur, but the underlying current: the pulse of day to day life never changes, never ends"

His voice choked as he ca out with a sobriety that bordered on, only stared ide eyes

"Fortunately, it's never gone that far with e the mood cast by his words "Still, it does causetoo terrible to even think about!"

Aldrec sently "Two reasons," he said "First is that even though you, being an android, can assimilate data in seconds from the Orb Network or ether files, you'll learn that there's no better teacher than experience You'll live er than any huood maintenance … so you iving you fair warning"

He turned back towards the river, passively watching the paddleboats float lazily underneath the bridge

"You … said that there were two reasons," Mericlou said, still shaken by his story, but more curious than afraid "What about the other one?"

"Because you asked lance "You did want to know about ht?"

"Um, yes, I did, didn't I?" Mericlou said in a s the pink rose in her hands "I guess I had to be prepared for night that I can't drea his eyebrow "Yes," Mericlou said "I'; none of us can We've often wondered what it's like, but there's no way that we can ever really know Our brains aren't like yours"