human
What's this?
gpt
Oh, he was doodling, Malley said.
human
Is there anything written on it?
gpt
What does that mean?
human
I don't know, Cercy puzzled.
gpt
He was always interested in folklore.
human
Sounds schizophrenic,
gpt
He stared at it.
human
Isn't it possible, he asked Malley,
gpt
It's possible, Malley agreed.
human
An unsuccessful compromise--But what could it mean?
gpt
Chaos. Cercy remembered Darrig's mentioning that word in his telephone call.
human
That was the original state of the Universe in Greek myth, wasn't it? The formlessness out of which everything came?
gpt
Something like that, Malley said.
human
And Medusa was one of those three sisters with the horrible faces.
gpt
I think--