"Time's Arrow" Line-by-Line

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  1. Orac

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    LAFORGE: So, do you want to talk about it?
     
  3. Orac

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    DATA: I have no particular desire to discuss the matter. Do you need to talk about it?
     
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  7. LeadHead

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    Data: Hmm. Why?
     
  8. Orac

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    DATA: I have often wondered about my own mortality as I have seen others around me age. Until now it has been theoretically possible that I would live an unlimited period of time. And although some might find this attractive, to me it only reinforces the fact that I am artificial.
     
  12. Orac

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    La Forge: I never knew how tough this must be for you.
     
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    DATA: Tough? As in difficult?
     
  14. Orac

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  16. Orac

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    DATA: And then to outlive them as well.
     
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    DATA: It provides a sense of completion to my future. In a way, I am not that different from anyone else. I can now look forward to death.
     
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