“Don’t you have any concept of individuality?" she asks, annoyed by its presumption at meddling with her internal states. "Individuality is an unnecessary barrier to information transfer," says the ghost, morphing into its original form, a translucent reflection of her own body. "It reduces the efficiency of a capitalist economy. A large block of the DMZ is still inaccessible to we-me. Are you sure you have defeated the monster?”
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“Oh, sometimes it's just easier to please people," Maria said finally.”
“المثقف من حمل الحقيقة في وجه القوة ('cultured from carrying the truth in the face of power')”
“I not only stand on my two feet, but I walk on my two feet for my two feet.”