Dialogue

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Dialogue

J. Chr. de Vries

1: The structure of this dialogue is clearly unavoidable.

2: Yes.

1: But I assume it isn’t unclear.

2: No.

1: So no ambiguities?

2: Yes.

1: And it’s true that you don’t have a problem with that?

2: No.

1: In the sense that you indeed don’t have a problem with it?

2: Yes.

1: No problem then?

2: No.

1: Hmm, your answers don’t exactly seem unpredictable.

2: Yes.

1: Do you think I can predict your next answer?

2: No.

1: I wonder whether you understand that you’re free to answer whatever you like.

2: Yes.

1: That answer is completely predictable now, isn’t it?

2: No.

1: It almost seems as if you’re doing it on purpose.

2: Yes.

1: Boring!

2: No.

1: Yes!

2: The structure of this dialogue is clearly unavoidable.

1: No.

2: But I assume it isn’t unclear.

1: Yes.

2: So no ambiguities?

1: No.

2: And it’s true that you don’t have a problem with that?

1: Yes.

2: In the sense that you indeed don’t have a problem with it?

1: No.

2: No problem then?

1: Yes.

2: Hmm, your answers don’t exactly seem unpredictable.

2: No.

2: Do you think I can predict your next answer?

1: Yes.

2: I wonder whether you understand that you’re free to answer whatever you like.

1: No.

2: That answer is completely predictable now, isn’t it?

1: Yes.

2: It almost seems as if you’re doing it on purpose.

1: No.

2: Boring!

1: Yes.

2: No, come on!

1: The structure of this dialogue is clearly unavoidable.

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Et cetera ad infintum.


— J. Chr. de Vries, Bonnemort, Februari 22, 2026