Conversation

"The bees are not talking."
"I know."
"Is the hive mind translator broken?"
"No, the machine works. They just refuse to talk to us. They say we have a pathetic, limited understanding."
"Why?"
"I read them a poem that starts 'roses are red, violets are blue'."
"Oh."
"I'm sorry."
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