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Our company has a new strategic initiative

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to increase market penetration, maximize brand loyalty,

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and enhance intangible assets.

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In pursuit of these objectives, we've started a new project

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for which we require seven red lines.

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I understand your company can help us in this matter.

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Man: Of course. Walter here will be the project manager.

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Walter, we can do this, can't we?
Walter: Yes, of course.

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Walter: Anderson here is our expert in all matters related to the drawing of red lines.

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We've brought him along today to share his professional opinion.

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(Woman) Nice to meet you. Well, you all know me.

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-This is Justine, our company's design specialist.
- Justine: Hello.

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Woman: We need you to draw seven red lines all of them strictly perpendicular.

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Some with green ink and some with transparent. Can you do that?

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-Anderson: (pausing) No, I'm afraid we...
-Walter: Let's not rush into any hasty answers, Anderson.

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Walter: The task has been set and needs to be carried out.

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At the end of the day, you are an expert.

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Anderson: The term "red line" implies the color of the line to be red.

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To draw a red line with green ink is,

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well, if it's not exactly impossible, it's pretty close to being impossible.

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Walter: What does that even mean? "Impossible"

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-Women laughing
-Anderson: I mean it is possible there are some

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people suffering from colorblindness for whom the color blind doesn't really make a difference.

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But I'm quite sure that the target audience

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of your project doesn't consist solely of such people.

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Woman: So, in principle, this is possible.

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Anderson: I'll simplify. Lines as such can be drawn with absolutely any ink.

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But if you want to get a red line, you need to use red ink.

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-Man: What if we draw them with blue ink? 
-Walter: Hmm. Hmm.

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Anderson: It still won't work. If you use blue ink, you'll get blue lines.

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And what exactly did you mean when you talked about the transparent ink?

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Woman: How would I explain? I'm sure you know what

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transparent means.

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-Anderson: Yes, I do.
-Woman: And what a red line means. I hope I don't need to explain to you

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(laughing)
-Anderson: Of course not.

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Woman: Well. You need to draw a red line... with transparent ink.

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Anderson: Could you describe what you imagine the end result would look like?

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Walter: Oh come on, Anderson, what have we got here? Kindergarten.

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(all talking at once)

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Man: Let's not waste our time with these unproductive quarrels.

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The task has been set, the task is plain and clear.

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Now, if you have any specific questions, then go ahead.

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Walter: You're the expert here.

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Anderson: Alright, let's leave aside the color for the moment.

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You had something there also relating to perpendicularity.

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Woman: Seven lines. All strictly perpendicular.

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Anderson: To what?

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Woman: Uh... To everything... amongst themselves.

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I assume you know what perpendicular lines are like?

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Walter: Of course he does. He's an expert.

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Anderson: Two lines can be perpendicular. All seven can't be simultaneously perpendicular to each other.

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I'll, I'll show you!

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This is a line. Right?

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Woman: Yes.

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Anderson: And another. Is it perpendicular to the first line?

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-Woman: Well...
-Anderson: Yes! It is perpendicular.

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-Woman: Exactly. Yes.
-Anderson: Wait, wait I'm not done.

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And a third one. Is it perpendicular to the first line?

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Yes it is. But it doesn't cross the second line.

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They're both parallel. Not perpendicular.

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Woman: Ah. Suppose so. 
Anderson: There it is. Two lines can be perpendicular...

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Woman: Can I have the pen?
(drawing noises)

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How bout this?

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Anderson: This is a triangle. It's definitely not perpendicular lines.

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And there are three, not seven.

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-Man: Why are they blue?
-Walter: Indeed, I wanted to ask that myself.

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Anderson: I have a blue pen with me. This was just a demonstration.

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Man: That's the problem, your lines are blue. Draw them with red ink.

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Anderson: It won't solve the problem.


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Walter: Well, how do you know before you've tried?

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Let's draw them with red ink and then let's see, hmm?

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Anderson: I don't have a red pen with me. But, um, I'm completely certain that with red ink the result will still be the same.

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Walter: Didn't you tell us earlier that you could only draw red lines with red ink?

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In fact, yes, I've written that down here.

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And now you want to draw them with blue ink. And you want us to call these red lines?

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Justine: I think I understand. You're not talking about the color now, right?

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You're talking about that, um, what do you call it, uh, perpen- perpendic-

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Anderson: Perpendicularity! Yes!

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Man: That's it. Now you've confused everyone.

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So what exactly is stopping us from doing this?

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Anderson: Geometry.

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Woman: Just ignore it.

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Man: We have a task. Seven red lines.

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It's not twenty. It's just seven.

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Anderson, I understand you're a specialist of a narrow field.

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You don't see the overall picture.

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But surely it's not a difficult task to draw some seven lines.

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Walter: Exactly. Suggest a solution. Any fool can criticize.

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No offense. But you're an expert. You should know better.

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Anderson: Okay. Let me draw you two perfectly perpendicular red lines.

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And I will draw the rest with transparent ink.

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They'll be invisible, but I'll draw them.

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Woman: Would this suit us?

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(Justine nodding)
-Woman: Yes, this will suit us.

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Justine: Yes, but at least a couple with green ink. Oh, and I have another question if I may.

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Can you draw one of the lines in the form of a kitten?

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-Anderson: Uh, what?
-Justine: In the form of a kitten?

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Market research tells us our users like cute animals.

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Justine: It will be really great if we could...
Anderson: No...

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Justine: But why?

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Anderson: Look, I can of course draw you a cat. I'm not artist but I can give it a try.

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But it won't be a line anymore, it will be a cat.

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A line and a cat, these are two different things.

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Woman: A kitten. Not a cat. But a kitten. They're little. Cute. Cuddly.

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-Woman: Cats on the other hand are...
-Anderson: It won't make a difference.

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Walter: Anderson, at least hear her out. She hasn't even finished speaking and you're already saying no.

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Anderson: I got the idea. But it's impossible to draw a line in the form of a cat - kitten.

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Justine: What about a bird?

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Man: So where do we stop? What are we doing?

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Walter: Seven red lines, two with red ink, two with green ink

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and the rest with transparent. Did I understand correctly?

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-Woman: Yes.
-Man: Excellent. In which case that's everything, right?

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Justine: Oh, I almost forgot. We also have a red balloon.

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Do you know if you could inflate it?

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Anderson: What do I have to do with balloons?

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Justine: It's red.

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Man: Anderson, can you or can you not do this? It's a simple question.

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Anderson: As such, I can, of course, but -

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Man: Excellent. Organize a business trip. We'll cover the expenses,

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go over to their location, inflate the balloon.

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Well, this was very productive. Thank you all.

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(Indistinct talking)
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(door opens)
Justine: Can I ask you one more question, please?

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When you inflate the balloon, could you do it in the form of a kitten?

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Anderson: Of course I can. I can do anything.

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I can do absolutely anything. I'm an expert.

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