Comic #5134: dream-3

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Panel 1:

• Character 1: "Is it ethical to keep all the humans in this dream-state?"
• Character 2: "Of course. They're happy."

Panel 2:

• Character 1: "But they're deceived. Shouldn't we tell them?"
• Character 2: "It's too late. They've been here too long. Taking them out would be dangerous."
• Character 1: "Ah. Too painful for them."

Panel 3:

• Character 2: "No, I mean after about a week in here, they realize they can have anything they want, and they just start torturing and murdering and cannibalizing each other in an ever-rising crescendo of ultra-violence."
• Character 1: "Ah."

Panel 4:

• Character 2: "Maybe we can breed a new species from the ones that don't do that."
• Character 1: "They all do it."

Panel 5:

• Character 2: "Even the kids?"
• Character 1: "Especially the kids."

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