The Sex Acts

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Act 1
A fine spring morning

On a bench in a public park
a man and a woman are embracing passionately
From behind the bushes two computers are observing them

He
"I love you, Fanny!"
She
"Don’t be silly, Willy"
He
"No! I love you! I really do! Don’t you love me?"
She
"Why, of course I do, you silly boy"
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Act 2
A summer's afternoon​

The couple sit apart

He
"I hate you, Fanny!"
She
"Don’t be silly, Willy"
He
"No. I hate you! I really do! Don’t you hate me?"
She
"Why, of course I do, you silly boy"
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Act 3
An autumn evening
The couple sit side by side

He
"Reviewing our actions"
She
"We move through the days"
He
"Recalling with sadness"
She
"The error of our ways"
He
"Cowed by authority"
She
"Playing the fool"
He
"Thinking in clichés"
She
"Obeying the rules"
He
"Alone in our language"
She
"Faithful to none"
He
"Save that inevitable"
She
"Dark journey home"
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Act 4
A winter's night
The park bench is empty

From behind the leafless bushes
the computers print out to each other

AI 1
"What was all that about?"
AI 2
"I have no conception"

"Log it as  meaningless sound"

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