| Bhäraté: | Do most Chinese imagine they are at the center of all things? |
| An-Yi: | (surprised) Perhaps, but every point on the surface of a sphere can claim to be its center. |
| Bhäraté: | Perhaps, but I sense a growing undercurrent of arrogance in China. |
| Satoru: | (laughing) Don't be naive – every nation is arrogant in its own way. |
| An-Yi: | Besides, most nations are less monolithic than we imagine. |
| Chariya: | (entering a trance) . . . Friends, dialogs like this can go on forever. However, our time on earth is short. Is this the best way to spend it? |
