| Nadya: | Is this how memory works: imprint upon imprint until eventually our reconstructions diverge significantly from the original? |
| Liao: | I'm sorry – what was your question? |
| Nadya: | [ignoring Liao] . . . just frames after frames of perception? |
| Gus: | [on a different tangent] Is this a sunset? The sun does not "set" - it continues shining whether or not we see it. |
| Bill: | [half-listening to the conversation] Uh-huh, and the sky is yellow. |
| Gus: | [ignoring Bill] The sun must be lonely . . . |
| Bill: | [half-distractedly] Yes, it seems the sun is yellow. |