[Lights up. A and B sit motionless on the stage.]

A: It's a paradigm.
B: It is.
A: A paradigm.
B: Yes.
A: What?
B: A paradigm.
A: I agree…
B: With…?
A: That…
B: What?
A: Well, that…
B: Oh, I agree…
A: With?
B: Sure, what you said -
A: Yes, I know that.
B: So -
A: Then… we agree.
B: Yes.
A: A paradigm.
B: Certainly a paradigm.
A: What is?
B: The… paradigm.
A: The…?
B: Para… is that how you say it?
A: What?
B: Well… you know.
A: Do I?
B: You said!
A: Who says I said?
B: Well… … you did.
A: Said what?
B: Is that how you say it?
A: What? It?
B: No… para… I've lost it…
A: What?
B: Para… whatchamicall it…
A: Para… dice?
B: Close.
A: Close?
B: What is?
A: Did you mean…
B: Yes - that it!
A: What?
B: In a book…
A: …
B: In a book - it was a French man - from France I think, but one can't be too certain about these things… He spoke French… At least I got that impression from the translator. Sounded important - French, at least. He had a thing for walls. Being bad, anyway. I've never felt walls to be good. I prefer doors. And arches. Especially arches. I remember him saying something about paradigms.
A: More than one?
B: I'm certain of that.
A: Who was he?
B: No idea.
A: What?
B: It… is.
A: Certainly it is.
B: What?
A: You know… that thing I mentioned earlier.
B: What… a… ?
A: Para…
B: Is it… I had a thought…
A: I remember…
B: Yes…
A: You agree?
B: Certainly I…
A: You've…
B: … Can't be certain…
A: … But…
B: … But…
A: … It's…
B: … It is…
A: … Certainly…
B: … Good?
A: Possible.
B: Certainly possible.
A: Plausibly.
B: Plausibly?
A: I am just saying that… well…
B: You're not certain?
A: I'm certainly not certain…
B: But…
A: Well…
B: You're just saying that…
A: … I'm saying that…
B: It's plausible…
A: Very, certainly plausible…
B: That…
A: That it's plausibly certain that what we're speaking of…
B: Yes, plausibly certain…
A: Is… well…
B: Yes…
A: It's a paradigm.
B: It is.
A: A paradigm.
B: Yes.
A: What?
B: A paradigm.

[Repeat and fade.]