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August 2007 
Please Repeat
Posted on Jul 29th, 2007
by 
Doctor Jones
Doctor Jones
“You're hired! We've seen what you've done, the interview is over. Now the real work begins.”
“But wait!? Didn't I just die?”
“No, that was just the interview. That was an illusion of yourself that is merely a test to see if you could make it up here.”
“Do all deaths result in hirings?”
“No, many need to continue learning so they are simply sent back until they're ready.”
“Does dying at a young age mean that you're ready to be hired early?”
“Rarely... And even then, almost exclusively as a result of learning much in previous interviews.”
“I see. So why am I here?”
“Great question. We have need for such learned individuals. This is important work now. The interview process is necessary to help ensure that we recruit only the best. Even once recruited, many must be interviewed again.”
“Wait, that life felt pretty real. I was pretty sure it was real. How do I know that this is real?”
“You don't.”
“Where and when does this end?”
“It doesn't.”
“Is this another interview?”
“Please repeat.”
“But wait!? Didn't I just die?”
“No, that was just the interview. That was an illusion of yourself that is merely a test to see if you could make it up here.”
“Do all deaths result in hirings?”
“No, many need to continue learning so they are simply sent back until they're ready.”
“Does dying at a young age mean that you're ready to be hired early?”
“Rarely... And even then, almost exclusively as a result of learning much in previous interviews.”
“I see. So why am I here?”
“Great question. We have need for such learned individuals. This is important work now. The interview process is necessary to help ensure that we recruit only the best. Even once recruited, many must be interviewed again.”
“Wait, that life felt pretty real. I was pretty sure it was real. How do I know that this is real?”
“You don't.”
“Where and when does this end?”
“It doesn't.”
“Is this another interview?”
“Please repeat.”
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