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[ The PORTAL feed clicks on at an... odd angle, to say the least. It's obvious that the device is on the floor, and there's a young man, mid-twenties at the most, in the periphery of its shot. He's on his hands and knees, trying to feel out along the floor. Whatever pieces of his face are visible, a furrowed brow is most noticeable. ]

Come on, Abe

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What's a kindle?

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...fantasies?

No, it's a city that we all live in.

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A dream city.

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That's right.

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So who says it follows usual rules?

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People live their lives like normal here. I think. I don't know much about how Users normally live their lives.

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Users?

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People like you.

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As opposed to...?

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Programs like me.

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... like a computer program? [ Is he talking to an AI now? What? ]

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[ BASICALLY, YES. ]

Yes!

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So, you're... what, in the phone? [ Whatever it is. ]

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[ Quorra laughs. ]

No. Not really. I'm just using it to talk with you. I have a body just like you. [ Well, it's digital like, but still. ]

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You have a body?

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I do.

[ There's a pause. She knows she has it on video function... ]

You can't see?