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[ After that impressive but ultimately unnecessary display of Unix, there’s momentary radio silence before whatever was trying to get into the system activates the audio function. That
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Alan-1! You're... here?
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An interactive system that mimics the user's voice?
Thought of that in '95.
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No... no, that's not...
Alan-1, my User. It's Tron. I... I am very glad that you are here.
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[ He repeats it like it will suddenly make sense. It doesn't ]
I wrote that program back in '82, hell, last I heard it wasn't even in ENCOM's system any more. And Tron- Tron is my old programming nickname, Flynn would call me that.
How do you know all this?
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Yes... yes, you did write me, back then.
[And he called him an "it." Does Alan-1 really think so little of him?]
Flynn brought me to the new Grid... I... much has happened since then.
[He hesitates, unsure if this is the right way to go about telling him everything.] Perhaps if we were to meet, I could explain better. Where are you?
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Alright, I promise to be reasonable if you tell me who put you up to this. Or even who gave you that kind of information, and, I'm sorry but, the Grid?
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[Tron's voice is becoming increasingly agitated. Why doesn't his User know him?]
Flynn brought me into the new system he created, to be his security force, many cycles ago. He... never told you?
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I don't think Flynn would have let something so important to slip his mind, especially if it concerned myself or one of my programs.
Look, I'm having what amounts to the longest day of my life and, I never thought I'd be saying this again, but Flynn is coming for me. Maybe...maybe he can clear this up.
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[Tron's entire world is getting turned upside down here, Alan. Give the poor program a break. He pauses, and there might be something of a choked sound that's quickly cut off.]
All right, Alan-1. I will... leave you alone. I do hope Flynn can explain things better.
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Yeah, wouldn't that be something?
[ It felt cheap, but they were the only words he could find. Flynn, you better have some explanation for all of this. You owed him that much. ]
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