[...] "Mmm, there's that. Mike, have you ever kissed Dorcas?"
"No, Jubal. Only today did I learn that Dorcas is my water brother."
"She is?"
"Yes. Dorcas ana Anne and Mirian and Larry. They are your water brothers, my brother Jubal."
"Mmmm, yes. Correct in essence."
"Yes. It is essence, the grokking - not sharing water. I speak rightly?"
"Very rightly, Mike."
"They are your brothers." Mike paused to think the words. "In the catenative assenblage, they are my brothers." Mike looked at Dorcas. "For brothers, growing-closer is good." [...]
[...]"Jubal, if I offered Mike a glass of water, would he go through that lodge routine?"
"I think he would. Duke, the only human characteristic Mike as is an overwhelming desired to be liked. But I want to make sure that you know how serious it is. I accepted water brotherwood with Mike before I understood it - and I have become deeply entangled with its responsabilities. You'll be commiting yourself never to lie to him, to stick by him come what may. Better think about it." [...]
"No, Jubal. Only today did I learn that Dorcas is my water brother."
"She is?"
"Yes. Dorcas ana Anne and Mirian and Larry. They are your water brothers, my brother Jubal."
"Mmmm, yes. Correct in essence."
"Yes. It is essence, the grokking - not sharing water. I speak rightly?"
"Very rightly, Mike."
"They are your brothers." Mike paused to think the words. "In the catenative assenblage, they are my brothers." Mike looked at Dorcas. "For brothers, growing-closer is good." [...]
[...]"Jubal, if I offered Mike a glass of water, would he go through that lodge routine?"
"I think he would. Duke, the only human characteristic Mike as is an overwhelming desired to be liked. But I want to make sure that you know how serious it is. I accepted water brotherwood with Mike before I understood it - and I have become deeply entangled with its responsabilities. You'll be commiting yourself never to lie to him, to stick by him come what may. Better think about it." [...]
"Stranger in a Strange Land" Heinlein
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