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human
Hello, are you a fan of fiction novels?
gpt
Yes, I do.  I like stories that are based on imagination.
human
I like it because of how different characters can be. I like to look at a wiki that ranks fictional characters by their various powers.
gpt
Apparently, Julius Caesar wrote fan fiction of Hercules.
human
Wow that's interesting, guess he wasn't too different than us. I know Edgar Allen Poe had the first known example of robot fiction!
gpt
Apparently, in 1950's a judge was trying to ban a science fiction comic. Do you know why?
human
*slouches* I believe it was because it featured a black character! Crazy the bigotry that can overrule things, I know George RR Martin doesn't like fan fiction, I wonder why.
gpt
*eyes widen* You are correct.  It was a long time ago (1950's).  Things were very different then.  I wonder if the judge is still alive.
human
*laughs* I wonder if he had an opinion on poetry as well, I think it's fascinating the way features like repetition, verse form and rhyme can form something so beautiful.
gpt
He probably had an opinion.  Poetry is very different from more objective and informative forms of writing.
human
*smiles* Yeah and poetry can be very innovative now. For example, I read a poem once that when read forwards is very depressing, but reading it backwards is much more inspiring!
gpt
That's interesting.  Do you know the title?  If not, I can research the internet.  I do not like to be depressed.  So, if I find the poem, I will for sure read it backwards.
human
*opens mouth slightly* I don't remember! What I like to read for relaxation though is a poem by Demetri Martin, it's 224 words long and yet a palindrome, I can't imagine the work that goes into that!
gpt
It took Demetri Martin hours or even days to write that poem, I think.  Apparently, Edgar Allan Poe only received $9 for publication of his well known poem, the raven.
human
That's truly shocking! Imagine how much that would be worth today. On the other hand sometimes poetry is truly natural, like the Japanese alphabet forms a poem just when read in order.
gpt
I heard about that.  Would you like to discuss about a different topic, such as the history of telephone, etc.?
human
Sure! I think telephones are fascinating, a trick someone showed me the other day is it's impossible to separate two phonebooks that have their pages overlapped!
gpt
I wish I could do that trick.  Apparently, New York's area code (212) was the fastest number to dial on a rotary phone.
human
I believe that's only because the numbers 2 and 1 are so close and it was a fast number to dial! It's funny to think where inspiration comes from.
gpt
Also, do you know that the cables carrying phone and internet data across ocean just lay on the ocean floor?  
human
That's interesting! I wonder if they're safe there, after all they only run 2.7 inches in diameter, I'd imagine a fish could easily snap it!
gpt
It was what I thought.  Nothing has happened though, otherwise we would have heard about it.
human
*smiles* I'm sure one day technology will improve so much we won't even need cables to carry data. Anyways it was nice chatting with you, have a good night!
gpt
*laughs* Nice chatting with you too.  Good night.