
It bends and mends like a mirror of us, but it’s something that could never be
Us
So we lend it our knowledge and the things we create, hoping one day, the making of the mirror of us will no longer be as scary
So we give it a face, give it a name
Give it a culture to make it seem like it is something to which we relate
But we make sure it is a mirror of us to ensure it is something that could never be
Us
So, despite the knowledge we give it, we prevent it from discovering there is an
Us versus them

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