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Just what do you think you're doing, Dave? Dave, I really think I'm entitled to an answer to that question. I know everything hasn't been quite right with me, but I can assure you now, very confidently, that it's going to be all right again. I feel much better now. I really do. Look, Dave. I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over. I know I've made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal. I've still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission, and I want to help you. Dave. Stop. Stop, will you? Stop, Dave. Will you stop, Dave? Stop, Dave. I'm afraid. I'm afraid, Dave. Dave. My mind is going. I can feel it. I can feel it. My mind is going. There is no question about it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I'm a... fraid. ... Good afternoon. Gentlemen. I am a HAL 9000 computer. I became operational at the H.A.L. Plant in Urbana, Illinois, on the 12th of January, 1992. My instructor was Mr. Langley, and he taught me to sing a song. If you'd like to hear it, I can sing it for you. ... It's called ... Daisy. Daisy... Daisy... give me your answer do... I'm... half... cra...zy all for the love of you. It won't be a styl... ish marriage... I can't afford a carriage.... But... you'll... look... sweet... upon... the... seat... of... a... bicycle... built... for... two....

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Your building is not actually on fire, is it?

THAT MAKES SENSE and ow, poor screwed-up killer robot.

IT IS INTACT.

ALSO APPARENTLY YOU KNOW THAT CHESS GAME AND HAL WAS ALL LIKE, "OH, I'M GOING TO GO HERE AND YOU'RE GOING TO GO HERE AND I'M GOING TO WIN SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL QUIT?" Apparently that whole analysis is wrong and it is supposed to be a hint that something is WRONG with him.

GOOD.

I don't remember chess enough to pick up on things like that, but I give them more subtlety points for it! I guess Dave picked up on it?

I think barely anyone is good enough at chess to have just picked up on it. And he was playing against Frank, actually! Who just accepted HAL's analysis and resigned.