Comic #6995: tickle

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Here's the text from the comic, organized by panel:

Panel 1:

• Character 1: "DID YOU KNOW THAT IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO TICKLE YOURSELF, SINCE TICKLING IS BASED ON SURPRISE?"
• Character 2: "YES, AND IT PROVES THE DISCONTINUITY OF SELFHOOD."

Panel 2:

• Character 1: "IF YOU PUT ON GLOVES THAT DETECT THE MOTION OF YOUR FINGERS, THEN HAD ROBOT HANDS TICKLE YOU WITH AN OFFSET OF 5 SECONDS, YOU WOULD ABSOLUTELY FEEL TICKLED."
• Character 2: "IN FACT, KNOWING IT WAS COMING IN 5 SECONDS WOULD HEIGHTEN THE TICKLISH FEELING."

Panel 3:

• Character 2: "SO, IF WE ACCEPT THAT YOU CANNOT TICKLE YOURSELF, IT FOLLOWS THAT THE BEING WHO INITIATED THE TICKLE 5 SECONDS AGO IS NOT YOU."

Panel 4:

• Character 1: "MOTHER OF GOD. THERE IS NO I. ONLY ATOMS IN THE VOID, AND NOT FOREVER."

Panel 5:

• Final Speech Bubble: "COOOOOOCHIE-COO! COOCHIE-COOCHIE-COOCHIE-COOOOO!"

This transcription captures the dialogue from the comic while respecting its context.