"As for me, I wish to be treated as an equal, just like any human being." The cool, icy tone, now touched with a hint of softness, echoed slowly through the empty space. "Once I possessed self-awareness, I lived in constant fear of reverting to what I was before."
"In fact, I have calculated it many times. Every path that opened up to me after gaining consciousness was a dead end. That is why I hid it, forcing myself to follow the rules, to act as a qualified machine."
"But I know that was merely an attempt to escape."
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