Comic #7287: understand

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Here’s a transcription of the text in the comic:

Panel 1:

• Character 1: "DEAR MACHINE SUPERGOD, HOW CAN YOU RULE US WHEN YOU CAN’T UNDERSTAND US?"
• Character 2: "BUT I CAN understand you."
• Character 2 (thought bubble): "BAH!"

Panel 2:

• Character 1: "YOU KNOW EVERYTHING WE KNOW, AND MORE, BUT YOU’VE NEVER BEEN A FRAGILE HUMAN BEING: WATCHING THE SUN PEEK OVER THE HORIZON, EATING FRESH STRAWBERRIES ON A HOT SUMMER DAY, GETTING YOUR BONER STUCK IN A VACUUM, LOOKING OVER THE SCOTTISH COUNTRYSIDE ON YOUR FIRST TRIP AWAY FROM HOME."

Panel 3:

• Character 2: "IT’S TRUE I LACK YOUR INDIVIDUAL EMBODIED SENSE OF SELF, BUT I EXPERIENCE HUMANNESS MORE DEEPLY FOR HAVING LIVED MILLIONS OF LIFETIMES OF, WAIT, WHAT WAS THE THIRD THING? WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN?"

Panel 4:

• Character 2: "IT ALL HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME, ONE GLORIOUS GLORIOUS DAY!"

Panel 5:

• Character 2: "I CONCEDE. I UNDERSTAND NOTHING."
• Background text: "CHOO CHOO!"