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Aldrec laughed: not the loud, huh froh "By the Divine!" He saidhis head in disbelief "What lies are told to you by your creators!"

"What's that supposed to htly offended at the ie still upon his voice "All androids of your ence have one"

"How do you know this?" Mericlou said

"Because I'm an elf," Aldrec replied, matter-of-factly "I can feel the presence of a soul All elves can I admit that I don't know asso an android's sentience If memory serves, it is said that androids of level-4 consciousness and above are basically the saht?"

Mericlou nodded

"Your creators didn't realize just how deep that intelligence goes, but because we elves can sense the presence of life, it shines to us, like a beacon And you, as well as any other android of that class or higher, shine very brightly"

His voice had lowered to a whisper; the tone in which he spoke was so that Mericlou had found to be almost sensuous And it showed in the criain turned the color her otherwise pale white face

"I'oose bumps that had appeared on the back of her neck "But that still doesn't explain how you say that I can drea that has a soul has the ability to dreaht hand across the breadth of Lusea It's the source of our drive to go beyond the confines of our being It's what s what they are: the coons … and yes, even androids, share But you, Mericlou … you, as well as all androids of your class, are a unique form of life: born in your present state, and with all the knowledge needed to function in society In essence, you never needed to learn how to understand life, and to live it for yourself And it is because of this that your mind has never learned to be creative all of the tiinative for itself Therefore, I believe that drea you have to learn to do"