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Conversations II

"I saw it."
"What?"
"On your arm. Your sleeve slid up a little."
"It's the damn dryer. Shrunk the sweater."
"Why the cuts? Is it because of the pain? Because you need to feel it?"
"It's none of these things."
"I heard it works well against sensations of de-personalisation."
"I know who I am."
"Do you want to punish yourself? Because of... of this?"
"This?"
"You know. Her."
"No. It's just a symbol. A symbol of the things I should have done. A symbol of what I am and how I should be treated because of it."
"A sign."
"Yes."
"I see. For who?"
"For the only person that's here to see it."
"Me?"
"You're not here."
"Right. I forgot. It's for you then. A reminder."
"It's just a symbol."