human
I still think it can be done, my friend. It is the mind and the mind alone that sees the flow of time. The body experiences, but does not see. Only the soul is capable of knowing eternity.
gpt
You think it's possible then, to get out of a place like this, simply by thinking about it?
human
Why not? Did not the saints do so? And what was that? Contemplation of the Eternal, my comrade; contemplation of the Eternal.
gpt
Then why, my Venetian friend, have you not left this place long since?
human
I try, Contarini had said simply,
gpt
Afraid?