--Why the dagger?
--The dagger is to cut.
--Why cut?
--Separation is fundamental.
--And joining?
--Is not.
--Why the dagger?
--The dagger is more elegant.
--More attractive?
--Yes.
--Than?
--The bludgeon.
--But the bludgeon is not a cutting instrument.
--Nevertheless.

--Will you kill?
--Yes.
--Why?
--Death is fundamental.
--And life?
--Is not.
--Why the bludgeon?
--The bludgeon has fewer degrees of freedom.
--A single prescribed use?
--A blow straight to the head.
--And then?
--The soul is separated from the body.
--But the soul is a futile object.
--Nevertheless.