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[isoalgorithm]

I'd never seen a child before, let alone a whole city full of them. That was strange. Especially since I apparently knew one or two of them, but they didn't know me.

[A pause. There's the sound of rustling pages.]

I found a book on child-rearing. It seems unpleasant. Everyone's back to normal now though, right? Are there any children left?

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[Voice]

[chessmetaphor]

[... What?]

You've never seen a child before? Where else would adults come from?

[Audio]

[isoalgorithm]

They come from the Users.

Programs come into being fully matured. There are no children on the Grid.

[Voice]

[chessmetaphor]

[Well, she might as well have spoken an ancient language.]

... Pardon?

[Voice]

[isoalgorithm]

There aren't any children where I come from.

[Voice]

[chessmetaphor]

... Ah. I see. That's much clearer.

[Audio]

[isoalgorithm]

It's very different to this place. [To put it lightly.]

[Voice]

[chessmetaphor]

I can imagine. What sort of place is it, then?