human
Enter,
gpt
Who did all of this?
human
Jal Jonner took over the title to this old mine. He and his men sealed off the deeper tunnels, enlarged them, provided an air supply, built laboratories and living quarters, and made a comfortable hidden world here.
gpt
I see, the colonel said.
human
He did all of this before he died.
gpt
No,
human
But you just said--
gpt
He did it after he died,
human
Huh? Zen said.
gpt
Pardon me, but I did not seem to hear you clearly. I thought you said he did this after he died.
human
That's what I said. That's what he did.
gpt
I--uh-- Zen hastily changed his mind about the words he was going to use. Secretly he was wondering if West was hopelessly insane. How could a dead man build anything?
human
You understand that I am not too familiar with what actually happened. Sorry and all that but I simply haven't had to learn.
gpt
I understand, West said.
human
You don't need to apologize. You will learn here.
gpt
Good,
human
Your lack of familiarity with Jonner's history is very obvious,
gpt
But if he was dead--
human
He didn't die, West patiently explained.
gpt
He was buried. A handsome monument was erected over his grave. But he wasn't in the grave.
human
Son-of-a-gun! Zen said.
gpt
Why all the fol-de-rol?
human
To deceive curious intelligence agents,