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I have heard then in some lands they say there are white lies as opposed to those of the darker sort.

explain.

My good friend Thomas Jefferson said, “He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and a third time till at length it becomes habitual.” There is no harmless lie.

then your friend - signore Jefferson, he has never lied? not once?

Ah. Unfortunately, I found out in hindsight that he was not quite the man I believed him to be. But I do believe that we should strike to be as honest as possible.

can we, truly? even the man you quote was not as he seemed. can we succeed where he failed?

I believe we must, if we are ever to develop trust with one another.

we, the people on the ship?

or perhaps simply people.

do you trust anyone here?

I do, and I hope trust more. I truly believe that the powers controlling this ship would love nothing more than for us to turn on one another.

the red smile, you mean.

if someone had hurt your feelings tremendously, would you forgive them because of the ship?

did they ask for forgiveness?

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