[....... That heavy feeling suddenly turns cold. This was what Rinzler had been afraid of from the beginning. Being edited. He had thought the program was distressed for no reason but hearing this now... how had this happened? He had spoken to Alan, and he seemed to genuinely care for Rinzler's well-being but then... why? Why would he-- His thoughts split into millions of threads each following a different line of thought and forcing him to partition his mind into segments in order to focus on the present.]
Did you speak to him? Is he well? [There's a pause before he adds] -- Physically?
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Did you speak to him? Is he well? [There's a pause before he adds] -- Physically?