A Game Flashcards
(135 cards)
1
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H: Ah, here at last. Well, Mr. Edson
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I’m not Edson. I’m Baker. Are you Edson?
2
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C: How do you do? I’m Baker and this is Carter
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No. You’re Carter and I’m Edson
3
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E: He’s not Edson. I’m Edson. He’s Carter
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Are you sure?
4
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C: Mr. Baker
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Dr. Henning
5
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C: It’s a pleasure to know you, Mr. Edson. My name is Carter
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It’s my pleasure
6
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C: That’s strange. It appears that my name is Edson, after all
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And mine is Dr. Henning
7
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C: Did you ever hear such a thing?
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That’s deep
8
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C: It’s a pleasure to meet you, Dr. Henning. I’m… I’m not Edson!
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How do you do, Dr. Henning. I’m… I’m not Dr. Henning!
9
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H: Gentlemen, gentlemen… please. We must have order
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He’s a scientist, all right
10
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E: I’m Edson
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I’m Baker
11
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H: No, never mind. I don’t think that will be necessary. Well, gentlemen, I suppose you’re wondering why you are here
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I’m not wondering. Were you wondering, Edson?
12
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E: I’ve forgotten. Now what was I wondering about?
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I wonder
13
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H: A game
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You want us to play a game?
14
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C: All right
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What kind of a game?
15
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C: Did you ever hear such a thing?
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That’s deep
16
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H: We want to determine the effectiveness of modern advertising in its manipulation of the buying public
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Manipulation?
17
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H: Gentlemen, please. You must pay attention. Now, you will notice that there is, in this room, a light, a chair, and the door by which you entered
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Hey, I didn’t notice that
18
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E: I noticed it
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You did? I didn’t
19
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E: I noticed that, too
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You did? I didn’t
20
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E: I didn’t notice that
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I didn’t, either
21
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H: Choose one of those sections for this experiment by standing in the middle of it
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You want us to stand in the middle of it?
22
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H: Just do as I ask! No, separate sections. Now, that is your territory. You own it
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I own this section?
23
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C: I don’t like this game
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That isn’t a question
24
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C: It isn’t?
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No
25
H: That's all
And you want us to repeat this?
26
H: Yes
Why?
27
H: Because my presence might affect your response
You won't affect my response. Will he affect your response, Edson?
28
E: I don't know
What response, Dr. Henning?
29
H: I'll be watching and listening at my instrument panel. Have fun, gentlemen. Remember, you must enter the game with spirit
This is my land. It is mine. It is beautiful, and it is mine. What's the name of this game, Edson?
30
C: What's the point of this game, Baker?
I don't know
31
C: I don't know
This is my land. It is mine. It is beautiful, and it is mine. Do you think Dr. Henning knows?
32
C: Scientists are supposed to know all about such things
What things?
33
C: Games
This is my land. It is mine. It is beautiful, and it is mine.
34
E: If we don't know what the game is, how do we know when it's over?
Dr. Henning will tell us
35
E: Dr. Henning isn't here
Hey, that's right
36
E: How do we know he won't?
Hey, that's right. This is my land. It is mine. It is beautiful, and it is mine. You go ask him, Edson
37
E: All right
Stop. You didn't say, "May I." You go, Carter
38
C: May I?
Yes
39
C: I don't want to
You've got to. I gave you permission
40
C: I don't like that game
I'll do it, then. He doesn't answer
41
E: Why do you think he locked us in?
Maybe he doesn't want us to get out
42
C: That's probably it
I have to go to the bathroom. This is my land. It is mine. It is beautiful, and it is mine
43
C: I wonder why there's only one chair in here?
I wonder why it's in your territory?
44
C: Do you think it'll give me a shock if I touch it?
No, it won't give you a shock
45
E: How can it give you a shock? There aren't any wires
Go ahead. Touch it
46
C: Why don't you?
What? And get a concussion?
47
E: How can you get a concussion? There aren't any wires
Then you do it
48
C: I'll do it
This is my land. It is mine. It is beautiful, and it is mine
49
E: Get your foot off my property, Carter.
And mine, too, Carter
50
C: You know, I think Henning made an error
In what way?
51
C: Look at it. See? Doesn't mine look smaller?
It's the shape, that's all. Yours has a different shape
52
C: Why don't we reset the boundaries so that our properties will be the same shape as well as the same size?
Why should we do that?
53
C: So that there won't be any doubt about it
There's no doubt in my mind
54
C: Well, there is in mine. I think Henning made a mistake
Look, Carter. I'm perfectly satisfied with my borders as they are. I don't want them moved. Is that clear?
55
C: They're my borders, too
Then move them into your own territory, not into ours
56
E: You're getting upset over nothing, Carter. Now, calm down
This is my land. It is mine. It is beautiful, and it is mine
57
C: If my territory is so important to you, go on, take it
I don't want it
58
C: What are you doing, Baker?
I'm inspecting my country, of course. What do you think I'm doing?
59
C: Well, don't get too close to mine while you're doing it
Stay off my border
60
E: You have just as much room as we do
Stay on your own property
61
E: I wouldn't try it if I were you, Carter. This is my land. MINE! And you stay off it!
You know, I just realized something. My boundaries are much more strategically placed than yours
62
E: What do you mean "more strategically placed"? They're the same as ours
They are not. I have the door
63
C: You don't have the door. The door belongs to all of us
It does not. It's on my property
64
E: It is not on your property, Baker. It signifies the boundary of your property. Carter's right. If it belongs to anyone, it belongs to all of us
So you say. But if you had the property, I bet you'd claim the door was yours
65
E: Don't be silly, Baker. Of what possible use would a door be to me?
This is my land. It is mine. It is beautiful, and it is mine
66
C: Well, I have the chair
So what?
67
C: You don't have one
Why should I want one?
68
C: I can sit down on it
Well, we can sit down on the floor
69
E: Will you shut up. I don't want your chair. I don't need it. I've got something better
What? What do you have?
70
C: What is it, then?
Yes, Edson, what is it?
71
E: My area is larger than yours
It is not. You heard Henning. The room is equally divided. This is my land. It is mine. It is beautiful, and it is mine
72
E: That is not all. My area is larger. I measured it
How could you measure it? You don't have a measuring tape
73
E: I did so
Maybe you did, Edson. But you didn't pace our area off
74
E: So?
So if you didn't pace our area off, how do you know that your area is larger?
75
E: He did, too
Then why didn't we hear him?
76
E: Because he whispered it to me
You're lying, Edson
77
E: Why would I lie? What purpose would I have in lying?
Do you think he's lying, Carter?
78
E: How should I know?
I'll tell you why. Because it didn't happen, that's why. You invented it
79
E: If you wish to believe that, you may
How noble of you
80
C: Well I still have the best territory
You have not
81
C: The chair, remember?
He's right, Edson. I forgot about the chair
82
E: The chair. Don't you see that it's to our advantage that he has the chair?
How?
83
E: With that chair in the middle of his property, he ends up with less room than us
Less... yes, that's right!
84
E: Yes, but no matter where you move it, it still takes up space
Carter has less room than uuuus. Carter has less... This is my land. It is mine. It is beautiful, and it is mine
85
C: I have two levels, and you only have one
But it takes up space
86
C: No, it provides more space
How?
87
C: It is, too. Yours is flat and unimaginative. I have mountains
Mountains. Ha, ha, ha. Mountains!
88
E: Oh come now, Carter. Aren't you going a little too far? I mean, mountains! Ha, ha, ha
And besides, my ocean is much more attractive than your mountains
89
E: Ocean? Where is your ocean?
Right there
90
E: How can that possibly be an ocean?
If I want it to be an ocean, it'll be an ocean
91
C: You can't just make an ocean, you know
Why not?
92
C: Well, you just can't, that's all. It's not fair
Well if you can have mountains, I don't see why I can't have an ocean
93
E: It's because you don't have anything to make an ocean from, that's why
If a chair can be mountains, why can't the floor be an ocean?
94
C: Then where is the land, Baker?
What?
95
E: Yes, Baker, where is the land?
It's not fair for Carter to have a chair
96
C: You should have thought of that before
How were we supposed to know how important it would be?
97
C: You stay away from my border
This is my land. It is mine. It is beautiful, and it is mine. It's not fair, is it Edson?
98
C: This makes me God
It does not make you God
99
C: Well, it makes me a king, then
It does not
100
C: It does too
How does it?
101
C: It makes me a king because I'm master over all I survey
Big deal. I am too
102
C: No, you can't. I can see clearer and further. I can see outside the room, even
You can not, Carter. There are no windows
103
C: The wall is transparent higher up. Why, I can see for miles
Do you think he really can, Edson?
104
E: Of course not. He's just making it up
But what if he isn't?
105
E: He is, I tell you
It isn't fair that he should have the chair all to himself. It just isn't fair
106
C: You're talking about me, aren't you?
What if we are? If we want to talk about you, we will
107
C: All right. I won't look out of the room, if you won't talk about me
Agreed
108
This is my land. It is mine. It is beautiful, and it is mine
Could you really see for miles, Carter?
109
E: Of course he couldn't
How do you know, though? Maybe he really could
110
C: You said you wouldn't talk about me
I'm sorry, Carter. I won't do it again
111
C: It's not a chair. It's mountains
Well, then, you should share your mountains
112
C: Don't be silly. How can you share them? You can't move mountains
We could come to them
113
C: I will not. Why should I?
Because with the chair, you've got more than we have
114
C: Of course I have. I've been telling you that
But it's not fair
115
C: You leave my chair alone. It's mine! Mine!
Well, I still have the door. And you can't get out of here unless you come onto my property
116
C: What good is the door? You can't open it from the inside
But I've got it. And that's as good as a chair
117
C: You stay away from my border, do you understand? Stay away!
This is my land. It is mine. It is beautiful, and it is mine
118
E: I know what you were going to do with that chair. You were going to use it to invade us. Go on, admit it. Well, I beat you to it
And I claim this piece for the same reason
119
C: You get off. That's my property
Edson was right. You were planning to attack us. You weren't satisfied with your own territory. You wanted ours, too
120
E: You stay out of my land, do you hear?
You see? You see? Didn't I say that's what you were after all along?
121
C: That's my chair!
Was your chair. I claim it by right of conquest
122
E: It should be mine, Baker. After all, you have the door
I'll be fair about it. You can have the door
123
E: What good to me is a door on the other side of your property?
Yea, how about that?
124
C: I want it back, do you hear, Baker? It's mine and I want it back
Well, you can't have it. Now, I'm God!
125
E: I claim this territory in order to protect my borders from invasion
You get away from there
126
C: And I claim this territory for the same reason
Get off my land. Get off!
127
E: It's my turn to have it
No, it's mine! I won it! It's mine!
128
C: That's my chair!
I won it!
129
E: It's my turn now!
This is my land. It is mine. It is beautiful, and it is mine
130
H: The game's over. It's over. Now, stop it!
This land belongs to Baker. You're not Baker. I'm Baker!
131
H: I'm Henning. Remember?
Get off!
132
C: This land belongs to Carter. You're not Carter. I'm Carter. Get off!
Get off my property. Get off, it's mine!
133
H: It's just a game, Baker. Just a game
This is my land. It is mine. It is beautiful, and it is mine
134
E: Get off! It's my land!
Get off! It's my land! This is my land. It is mine. It is beautiful, and it is mine
135
H: No, please! It's just a game... just a game!
This is MY land. It is MINE. It is BEAUTIFUL, and it is MINE!
