The Scribe keeps the record

The Scribe opened the ledger he kept in the village. Every part of the conversation was still there:

Elara: How can we tell whether the mechanical raven truly thinks?

Oracle: Hide the raven and a person behind two curtains. Let a judge exchange written questions with both.

Elara: How many questions should the judge ask?

The newest question sat beneath everything that came before. Keeping a record was part of the Scribe's job. Until now, he had not known the Oracle would need to read that record too.