"I refer to this."
"And the others? They refer to this also?"
"Yes."
"How did this occur, your adopting this attitude?"
Bradshaw's image hesitated, the lips twisting. "See?" Harris said to Cox. "Strong conflict. He wouldn't have gone on, if he had been fully conscious."
"I—"
"Yes?"
"I was taught to become a plant."
The image of Harris showed surprise and interest. "What do you mean, you were taught to become a plant?"
"They realized my problems and taught me to become a plant. Now I'm free from them, the problems."