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[[A beret-wearing figure interrupts a Scienceer in the midst of their work.]] Beret: What're you doing? Scienceer: Testing a saple for beryllium. Beret: That? Yeah, there's a bunch of berylliums. Scienceer: How do you know? [[Beret picks up the sample.]] Beret: Look at it! See? Tons of oxygens and silicons, a few irons, but definitely some berylliums, too! Can't you see them? Scienceer: No, I can't see a list of the atoms in a thing by looking. Beret: How do you tell what things are? Scienceer: This is ridiculous. Look at me. What do you see? Beret: You have tons of metal in your face. Lots of fillings, I guess? Scienceer: What's WRONG with you? [[Beret looks worriedly at own wrist.]] Beret: Too many zincs? I've always worried I had too much zinc and everyone thought I was weird. {{Title text: When I was little I had trouble telling my dad apart form the dog. I always recognized my mom because she had a bunch of extra plutoniums in her middle. I never did ask her why ...}}

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