[But if they were alive, and now they're here... but they don't count...]
... You've never been human. But you've been alive, so -
[But if they don't count for making a Door, they don't count. There's... not much he can do to change that, is there?]
... For what it's worth... I'm sorry.
[He really means it, too. He's sorry that he's stuck here, sorry that he died... have they been here so long that they're both just clinging to the parts of their personalities that are the strongest?]
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[... He slumps slightly. That's... oh.]
So... you can't...
[But if they were alive, and now they're here... but they don't count...]
... You've never been human. But you've been alive, so -
[But if they don't count for making a Door, they don't count. There's... not much he can do to change that, is there?]
... For what it's worth... I'm sorry.
[He really means it, too. He's sorry that he's stuck here, sorry that he died... have they been here so long that they're both just clinging to the parts of their personalities that are the strongest?]