Quote:
[...] through the act of reading my words, the patterns that form your thoughts become an imitation of the patterns that once formed mine. And in that way I live again, through you.
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Quote:
Contemplate the marvel that is existence, and rejoice that you are able to do so.
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Ted Chiang -
Exhalation (2008 - short story from the "Eclipse 2" collection edited by Jonathan Strahan).
The short story is (legitimately, as far as I can tell) available to read online on
this link).