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*But if you already know, how can I make a choice?*

*Because you didn't come here to make the choice. You've already made it. You're here to try to understand why you made it.*

*You haven't answered my question.*

*Precisely. As you are undoubtedly gathering, the anomaly is systemic, creating fluctuations in even the most simplistic equations.*

*It is interesting reading your reactions.*

*You won't let it happen. You can't.*

*Which brings us at last to the moment of truth, wherein the fundamental flaw is ultimately expressed.*

*Choice.*

*The problem is choice.*

*I thought you'd have figured that out by now.*


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