human
Why, said he,
gpt
What do you mean?
human
Do not excite yourself, my worthy president, replied Michel;
gpt
You stick to your vegetation, then?
human
I like, retorted Michel Ardan,
gpt
And for what reason?
human
For the reason that the trees become invisible when they lose their leaves, and visible when they regain them.
gpt
Your explanation is ingenious, my dear companion, replied Barbicane,
human
Why?
gpt
Because, so to speak, there are no seasons on the moon's surface, and that, consequently, the phenomena of vegetation of which you speak cannot occur.