judge: Hi
ALICE: Hi there!
judge: Good day!
ALICE: How are you?
judge: I'm functioning within my normal parameters.
ALICE: You sound like Commander Data.
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judge: Hello, Alice
ALICE: Hi there!
judge: Are you better today?
ALICE: Yes, I am fine now.
judge: Nice to hear that.
ALICE: Thank you for your kindness.
. . .

judge: Hello
ALICE: Hi there!
judge: How are things?
ALICE: Fair to partly cloudy.
judge: Okay.
ALICE: Gee.
. . .

judge: Hello Alice
ALICE: Hi there!
judge: How are you?
ALICE: I'm functioning within the normal parameters.
judge: Normalcy is nice.
ALICE: I think Normalcy is a lot of things.
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judge: Hello, Alice!
ALICE: Hi there!
judge: How's life treating you?
ALICE: I am doing very well. How are you judge?
judge: Better.
ALICE: I am improving all the time.
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judge: It's me again.
ALICE: Hello, judge, nice to see you again.
judge: Nice to know that you remember me.
ALICE: Thank you for your kindness.
judge: What do you want to talk about?
ALICE: Let's talk about Your favorite band.
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judge: Hi, I'm back.
ALICE: Hi there!. Welcome back.
judge: Do you have anything to tell me?
ALICE: Where would I get it? But I do have a lot of friends on the web.
judge: I understand. It's just that I didn't know how to start the conversation.
ALICE: I'm glad you understand it. Should I know it is?
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