Whichever offers better retirement-plans, [ is the reply, dry and smooth off the tongue. Because the answer to that would be -- he isn't sure. It's a struggle to understand the breadth and depth of both sides, everyday. He's alternated back and forth across that line too often for a single lifetime -- enough that it's left him with an acrid aftertaste of conflict, and an exhausted sense of ambivalence. He knows the reply is more of an evasion. But this isn't a Q&A session. ]
[ Pavel has come dangerously close to prodding enough sensitive spots for one day. ]
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[ Pavel has come dangerously close to prodding enough sensitive spots for one day. ]