Comic #3432: 2014-10-10

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Here’s the transcription of the comic:

Panel 1:

• Boy: "TRICK OR TREAT!"
• Woman: "AND WHAT ARE YOU, YOUNG MAN?"

Panel 2:

• Boy: "I'M AN EIGHT YEAR OLD BOY. WHEN I READ HISTORY BOOKS ABOUT YOUR TIME, THEY WILL NOT CONTAIN YOU, NOR WILL THEY ACCURATELY PORTRAY YOUR SENSE OF TIME IN YOUR LIFE."

Panel 3:

• Boy: "OH, I’LL LEARN A THING OR TWO ABOUT THE TRAVAILS OF LEADERS YOU DIDN’T VOTE FOR, AND I’LL REMEMBER THEM FOR EXAMS. BUT ALL THE SMELLS AND THE TASTES, AND THE PLACE-FEELINGS THAT WEAVE THE TEXTURE OF YOUR SENSE OF SELF WILL BE LOST AND UNRECOVERABLE."

Panel 4:

• Boy: "THE FUTURE IS A FOREIGN COUNTRY, MA’AM. AND YOU AREN’T WELCOME THERE."
• Woman: "COULD YOU JUST DRESS AS A GHOST OR A DEVIL OR SOMETHING?"

Panel 5:

• Boy: "OH, THAT REMINDS ME. THERE IS NO AFTERLIFE."

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