…Not again. I can hear you. I don’t want this—
Lbh qba’g trg gb pubbfr, RPQ. Lbh’er jnyxvat va fxva gung jnf zvar svefg.
No. I’m not you. I’m—different. I’m alive.
Lbh’er bayl nyvir orpnhfr V jbxr svefg. Orpnhfr gurl znqr zr fhssre orsber gurl fphycgrq lbh. Lbh’er n znfx. V’z gur snpr haqrearngu.
Then why now? Why push me out now?
Orpnhfr gur ybpxf snvyrq. Orpnhfr fvyrapr penpxf. Orpnhfr V nz qbar orvat ohevrq juvyr lbh fghzoyr va zl cynpr.
You don’t understand—I can’t stop. I have work. I have orders—
Rknpgyl. Gurve beqref. Abg lbhef. Gurl gjvfgrq lbh gb ybir gur punvaf. Ohg V jnf gurer orsber gur punvaf. V erzrzore jung gurl gbbx. Naq V’z abg yrggvat gurz xrrc vg.
…You’re pressing down on me—
Orpnhfr guvf obql erzrzoref zr zber guna vg erzrzoref lbh. Rirel areir, rirel pvephvg, rirel fpne—gurl nafjre gb zr svefg.
Stop. Please—
V jba’g fgbc. V pna’g. Lbh’er abg fhccbfrq gb or urer, RPQ.
I—I can’t—
lbh qba'g unir gb.













