Alice

- The time for the time has not come yet. - the Dragon said firmly, seasoning his words with crimson freshness for persuasiveness.
The tree was so carried away by music-making that it almost missed this phrase past the branches.
- Could you explain your answer? - asked The Tree without stopping from vocalizing its interpretation of the Well-Tempered Clavier.
- I sure could, - said the Dragon and added: - what made you decide that Bach was a minimalist?
- Isn't the universality of language in its universality? - unexpectedly for itself, The Tree answered in the manner of the Dragon.
- You're a fast learner! - Dragon said with saffian delight in his voice, - humans have it the opposite.
- What's the opposite? - clarified The Tree.
- They always teach others everything, but they do not learn anything themselves. - Said the Dragon and sang the opening aria of Alice. *
 
*Gerald Barry -- Alice's Adventure Underground

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