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December 21, 2003
Temet Nosce
- Neo
- The Architect told me that if I didn't return to the Source, Zion would be destroyed by midnight tonight.
- Oracle
- *rolls eyes* Please. . . You and I may not be able to see beyond our own choices, but that man can't see past any choices.
- Neo
- Why not?
- Oracle
- He doesn't understand them - he can't. To him they are variables in an equation. One at a time each variable must be solved and countered. That's his purpose: to balance an equation.
- Neo
- What's your purpose?
- Oracle
- To unbalance it.
The Matrix Revolutions, transcript from Zion Mainframe.
Slight edits, mostly HTMLizing the transcript. Using <dl> -- the dictionary list -- to produce something script-like is a violation of protocol, but it looks prettier that way.
Self-evidently, it's actually supposed to be used for definitions, using the following format:
<dl>: Enclosing list
<dt>: Dictionary term, the word you're defining
<dd>: Dictionary definition, the, um, definition
But I like the formatting, which is why I used it for that FAQ entry, too.
True, could re-create something similar using stylesheets and a few different <p> classes to offset text, but why reinvent the wheel?
'sides, whenever I try, I end up with something that ain't quite round.
Posted by Aaron at December 21, 2003 08:05 AM
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*ignoring bastardized HTML*
That's one of my favorite exchanges in the film.
Posted by: j. brotherlove at December 21, 2003 04:23 PM