-I see you, Papa.
-I see you, too, boy.
-I see you better, Papa. Better than you see me.
-Maybe. Maybe not. Why do you say that, though? 'Cause I'm old? Because I have to wear glasses? Is this a game, boy?
-No, Papa. Remember? You told me that we see the things we make most clearly. More clearly than other people see them.
-That's true, boy. I did say that. But you're a little mixed up. See, I made you. Your mama and me. We did.... And we are so very proud of that. You're the best thing we've ever done. See? But that means that you didn't make me....
-I see you, too, boy.
-I see you better, Papa. Better than you see me.
-Maybe. Maybe not. Why do you say that, though? 'Cause I'm old? Because I have to wear glasses? Is this a game, boy?
-No, Papa. Remember? You told me that we see the things we make most clearly. More clearly than other people see them.
-That's true, boy. I did say that. But you're a little mixed up. See, I made you. Your mama and me. We did.... And we are so very proud of that. You're the best thing we've ever done. See? But that means that you didn't make me....
* * *
-Before I was here? What was it like?
-Well. That, boy, would take a lot of time for me to descr....
-Were you Papa? Before I was here?
-No, boy. I wasn't. I was nothing.
-See? You're Papa now. I did that. Not you.
-Well. That, boy, would take a lot of time for me to descr....
-Were you Papa? Before I was here?
-No, boy. I wasn't. I was nothing.
-See? You're Papa now. I did that. Not you.
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