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- Wow ! She's exactly like you ! said Rebecca
- The resemblance is not striking, answered Gillian, deliberately misinterpreting what Rebecca said.
- No but … I was talking about her missing limbs.
- I know. But I already told you I don't like to be defined by my lack of limbs. It's as if I said any person with four full limbs is exactly like you …
- Yes. You're right. Sorry.
- It's ok. That being said, you're correct, she misses her limbs exactly as me. I didn't think I would ever encounter someone like that. It's so rare a condition.
- Yes, that was extremely improbable.

Rebecca stayed silent for a moment, then said:
- Jumping like that on a single prosthesis is really impressive.
- Indeed. It's like me when I still had my leg (*) . Except she has a stump just as I have now and hops on a prosthesis ... I tried that, after I lost my leg, but I gave up. Too difficult. Too dangerous. I assumed it was not possible. Obviously, I was wrong.
- Want to try again ?
- I had some nasty falls. I got seriously hurt several times. I'm not really willing to take that kind of risks again. Besides, it's exhausting.
- Yeah. I noticed she was out of breath.
- And the way I'm walking may be slow but I can stop whenever I want.
- You're right. She said she couldn't stop. I suppose that's because she falls if she does.
- Exactly. It's very unstable. I can tell.
- Unable to stop without falling. She must be crazy.
- There are ways for her to stop. She can find someone to hold her. She can lean against a wall or a tree, or this fence. But to do that she must slow down first, and the slower you go, the harder it is to control. She could also choose a soft ground like grass to fall without hurting herself. She must have learned to fall. But of course, she can't get up again without help. Yes, she must be crazy.
- And have an incredible sense of balance, and a great physical condition.
- Yeah, that too.

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- Wow ! She's exactly like you ! said Rebecca
- The resemblance is not striking, answered Gillian, deliberately misinterpreting what Rebecca said.
- No but … I was talking about her missing limbs.
- I know. But I already told you I don't like to be defined by my lack of limbs. It's as if I said any person with four full limbs is exactly like you …
- Yes. You're right. Sorry.
- It's ok. That being said, you're correct, she misses her limbs exactly as me. I didn't think I would ever encounter someone like that. It's so rare a condition.
- Yes, that was extremely improbable.

Rebecca stayed silent for a moment, then said:
- Jumping like that on a single prosthesis is really impressive.
- Indeed. It's like me when I still had my leg (*) . Except she has a stump just as I have now and hops on a prosthesis ... I tried that, after I lost my leg, but I gave up. Too difficult. Too dangerous. I assumed it was not possible. Obviously, I was wrong.
- Want to try again ?
- I had some nasty falls. I got seriously hurt several times. I'm not really willing to take that kind of risks again. Besides, it's exhausting.
- Yeah. I noticed she was out of breath.
- And the way I'm walking may be slow but I can stop whenever I want.
- You're right. She said she couldn't stop. I suppose that's because she falls if she does.
- Exactly. It's very unstable. I can tell.
- Unable to stop without falling. She must be crazy.
- There are ways for her to stop. She can find someone to hold her. She can lean against a wall or a tree, or this fence. But to do that she must slow down first, and the slower you go, the harder it is to control. She could also choose a soft ground like grass to fall without hurting herself. She must have learned to fall. But of course, she can't get up again without help. Yes, she must be crazy.
- And have an incredible sense of balance, and a great physical condition.
- Yeah, that too.

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