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 Alpha: What is he doing? Knocking at your skull?

Delta: Yeah, Alpha, so that you can learn that from him and repeat after him.

Kappa: Guys, what’s come over you today?

Getting on Track: Art Influences Us Gamma: We went to a concert yesterday, my family and I. And I just listened to the music and liked it mostly and didn’t like some. And then we left, and I forgot it and was thinking how I would play Freeciv at home. Dad was discussing the concert with Mom, and my aunt started to argue, and all that was pretty annoying, but I jumped in at some point, I don’t know why. We were arguing all the way back to our house, and I almost got in a fight with my kid sister Becky, and we all couldn’t stop. Mom wanted to calm us down, but Dad couldn’t stop either. In the end, all of a sudden, I felt a huge drive to go back and listen to it again! It’s like Beta said, I felt like it had become alive in my mind! I mean, all those things I was imagining—while I was arguing—people, feelings, actions, you know. They kind of crowded my mind while I was trying to make my point, &hellip; maybe because of that, &hellip; I don’t know.

Alpha: I don’t follow you. What does it have to do with today’s question?

Kappa: I know how that feels! That’s exactly what happens every time we go to a movie! We always argue afterwards, and my kid brother Jimmy always argues with me because he likes to tease me, and Mom tries to calm us down, and Dad jumps in. Dad tries not to take sides, but he can’t help it. And then we go to watch it again sometimes, not the entire family, but whoever can or wants to, you know, and we often buy the video as soon as it comes out. And I am starting to understand now, all of this argument is the best part of it. I think I wouldn’t pay much attention to many of those movies, if not for this argument! But I can write books about them now!

Alpha: Wow, what a story! A family fight! How does this relate to our subject?

Gamma: Don’t you see? It’s all the same.