“A sentence is not a sequence of words, but a sequence of neurological obligations. The Subject is not a noun phrase, but a debt of attention. The Predicate is not a verb phrase, but the payment of that debt. A passive transformation occurs when the debt is transferred to a secondary holder. An interrogative forces the debtor to declare their assets.”
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The terminal vanished. In its place, a single paragraph appeared on his screen, written not in standard linguistic notation, but in plain, terrifying English: