Kephrid Born

Kephrid began his journey in a hole. He saw the strands all
around him as if to look inside himself.

                        KEPHRID
                This is lovely.

                        VOICE
                Tisn' tit?

                        KEPHRID
                What is it?

                        VOICE
                It came from Bladdar but I don't 
        know what it is either.

                        KEPHRID
                What's Bladdar?

                        VOICE
                A place.  Actually it's a region.  
        I've never been there, I just come 
        from there.

                        KEPHRID
                What do you mean you're from there, 
        but you've never been there.

                        VOICE
                Ok so where are you from?

                        KEPHRID
                I don't know.

                        VOICE
                Ok, so you don't even know where 
        you came from much less if you've 
        been there or not.  Just because 
        you're from somewhere doesn't mean 
        you've been there.

                        KEPHRID
                I'm confused.

                        VOICE
                Me too, but I think the only way to 
        get unconfused is if we talk our 
        way out of this place.  What's your 
        name?

                        KEPHRID
                I don't know what my name is.

                        VOICE
                I don't know mine either.  How 
        about if we call you Kephrid.

                        KEPHRID
                Why Kephrid?

                        VOICE
                I don't know.  When I saw you, 
        that's what I thought in my mind.

                        KEPHRID
                Ok, so what's your name then?

                        VOICE
                I don't know but I want you to call 
        me Voice.

                        KEPHRID
                Works for me because that's what I 
        was thinking you were anyway.  Why 
        can't I see you?

                        VOICE
                I'm not entirely sure.

                        KEPHRID
                Do you have eyes or ears or a nose, 
        legs, arms?

                        VOICE
                I can see you and hear you 
        obviously, but I'm only smelling 
        rich metals burning.  I don't think 
        I have arms or legs because I've 
        moved some stuff already with just 
        thinking about it moving where I 
        wanted it to move.

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