... N-No. [Robert shakes his head with a surprising, albeit painful, firmness.] I... I th-thoroughly understand. You... would only realistically feel that way...
... I... I just... [In a voice nearly as small as Don's from earlier:] I w-wanted to be there with you...
[It's impossible, though, and he says it knowing its impossibility... an irrational plea with the universe from a rational scientist.]
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... I... I just... [In a voice nearly as small as Don's from earlier:] I w-wanted to be there with you...
[It's impossible, though, and he says it knowing its impossibility... an irrational plea with the universe from a rational scientist.]