Demon Seed Page #2

- Why not? We hope so.

Are the proper steps being taken

to patent this?

I have no idea.

Alex, I'd like to hear it speak.

It speaks, doesn't it?

"Shihuangdi...

...the first emperor of China...

...built a wall 3000 kilometers long...

...to protect civilization

from the barbarians.

The Great Wall of China.

Then decided,

'History will begin with me.

I will destroy the past.'

And he ordered all the books

in his empire to be burnt."

Burnt.

Sorry to disturb you, Soong Yen.

This is Mr. Royce, Mr. Mokri

and Mr. Cameron.

- How do you do?

- Dr. Soong Yen is our linguist.

She designed this environment.

The dialogue room,

where the machine speaks.

Do sit down.

Here we confront the unknown.

Gentlemen, I must ask you

to be completely quiet now.

Whatever the machine sees or hears

in this room, it can never forget.

Proteus, this is Dr. Harris.

- Can you see me?

- Yes...

... I can see you, Dr. Harris.

Your favorite emperor.

What do you think of this

enigmatic man?

Nothing.

Nothing.

- Have you no answer?

- Nothing...

... is the answer.

The emperor's business enterprises...

... his wall building

and book burning...

... are opposite terms in an equation.

The net result is exactly...

... zero.

Gentlemen, the philosophy

is pure Zen...

... and the method is pure science.

Did you intend me to be so pure, or...?

Thank you, Proteus.

And this includes our children...

...as machines to be systemized

in order to ensure product.

- Yes, Alfred?

- Car in driveway.

Things we have been

brainwashed into wanting.

Here we are.

I'll give you Amy's session...

...and my further notes on Friday, all right?

- Okay, sure.

Amy, come on now, honey.

Dr. Harris is waiting for you.

Open the door, Alfred.

Amy, you must not behave this way.

- Amy, get out of this car!

- Good morning, Mrs. Talbert.

Dr. Harris, she won't get out

of the car.

Hello, Amy.

Come on in.

Come on. I have something

to show you.

- I'll see you in about an hour.

- Fine. Thank you, doctor.

You know what this is?

This is so goddamn boring!

So goddamn boring!

So goddamn boring!

So goddamn boring!

So goddamn boring!

I don't care if I ever see you again!

- Amy, you're going to hurt yourself.

- I don't like you! Leave me alone.

- Amy, you're going to hurt yourself.

- Leave me alone! I don't want to be here!

- Leave me alone!

- Amy!

- Leave me alone!

- Are you angry because I'm gonna leave?

Are you frightened

you're gonna miss me?

Amy, you're frightened

because I'm gonna leave.

No!

No!

- Amy...

- No!

Do you think you could you tell me if you're

gonna miss me? You don't wanna tell me?

It would help if you could tell me

if that's what the pain is.

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