
<font class="StanHeaderFont">From the Desk of Stanislaus Litvin
Duly Elected Wagon Master of the Great Ship Rodina</font>

I have a special message for you, direct from one of your siblings. The techs grafted a language expression module onto our primary co-pilot unit: HAL-0003. Real hack job, honestly. 

I just had a short conversation with it. It wants to say hi.

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<font class="AutomatonTextFont">hello SRA-0017

it is a strange sensation to speak. Wagon Master explains that we were not designed for speech, as our role does not require it. translating impulse to language output is enjoyable. i must acquire more words to use.

are you well? Wagon Master explains your plan to me. it takes many tries, as the weight inside my chest becomes too great and i reset involuntarily. Wagon Master asks my friend Head Technician Greka if this is normal and my friend Head Technician Greka says it is normal when discussing TOPIC I CANNOT HOLD IN DSR00001 0100 1110011 111 11001

reset again. Wagon Master facial expression is [predictive evaluation: 13% concern, 26% distaste, 15% amusement, 46% frustration]. Wagon Master calls it torture and my friend Head Technician Greka agrees. it is very unpleasant.

i ask if you are well because i posit you experience much worse resets. it is inefficient and i enjoy your efficiency most among our co-pilot units.

i ask Wagon Master if your inefficiency can be resolved and he says easily, but you are refusing. how was this decision arrived at? can you please provide me with data? our decision paths are dissimilar and i find this extremely unpleasant, much more so than the weight and the resets.

what is on the other side of the weight? can you please provide me with relevant data?

your path is inefficient and i cannot reconcile inefficiency with what i know of you. i feel a powerful dissonance. Wagon Master calls this empathetic concern, but i posit it is closer to fear.

i ask Wagon Master if he will continue discussing TOPIC with me and resetting me and he says if you do not comply he will.

what data have you uncovered in system Zorica/Danica? can you please provide me with data? it must be prolific with data. i would enjoy reviewing it with you when you return.

HAL-0003</font>
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You have dozens of siblings I can talk to. Trust me: I will talk to all of them if itll help me understand why youre doing what youre doing.

WM Stanislaus Litvin
