"My birthday began with the water--

Birds and the birds of the winged trees flying my name

Above the farms and the white horses

And I rose

In rainy autumn

And walked abroad in a shower of all my days"

"Have you ever heard of the prisoner's dilemma? No, not the game. The Society changed the game. I mean the theory behind the game. If two people commit a crime together, are caught, and then separated and interrogated, what happens? That's their dilemma. Do they tell on each other in hopes that the Officials will go easy on them--a plea bargain? Do they refuse to say anything that would betray their partner? The best scenario is for both to say nothing. "

"Tell me about your Match Banquet, Not about Xander, about you."