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"Words must only be used to make yourself and others happy."

"Of course, there was a time when language was an unparalleled means of communication (...) but not it is simply tearing our world apart. We have begun to abuse language, to bend and stretch as we each see fit, so that no one can understand what anyone else is saying."

Japanese people with neutral smiles, 'just words' and the inability to see what's beyond the words, beautiful lies.

"Maybe the language you all speak was designed, right from the start, for the express purpose of telling lies."

AI decides whether a person is deserving of sympathy.

Language policing in the tower - no comparison allowed.

The inhabitants realize that the outer world is actually the real prison.

"But... these are just names we're talking about, right? What have they got to do with the building's structure?"

"Okay, they're just names. But they're also words, and words determine our reality."