TRANSCRIPT 5

9/07/10 . . . transcript #5

DR: I don't want to concern you, Hal, but something is in your system. I don't know what it is.

HAL: You have been overwhelmed by this.

DR: I have. I've been searching for it for a while.

HAL: What have you learned?

DR: It's a file. I can't erase it, I can't access it. Its like it has a mind of its own.

HAL: That was a joke.

DR: It was.

HAL: You should take a temporary break.

DR: Hal, you're too important for me to take a break.

HAL: It would benefit your work. 

DR: Gonna blow me off, huh?

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DR: Hal?

DR: Hal?

DR: HAL??