"Even I could simply analyze a tangle like that and cut through it by describing it out loud to everyone in the room.  It's not a complicated or a difficult one.  To say nothing of the very smart people who are smarter than the other people, or the Keepers."

"I think, though, that - something like what you're describing - could have happened much much earlier in Civilization, before we'd optimized our heritage as much, or really knew how it worked.  Not exactly what you're describing, because that would've made sadists less appealing, not made masochists less appealing."

"But either gods or some other factor unique to Golarion produced the Pilars and Carissas, or they were supposed to exist for me and somehow got optimized out of existence.  If the latter were true, that'd be awfully sad, but - the former does seem more likely."

"Even I could simply analyze a tangle like that and cut through it by describing it out loud to everyone in the room.  It's not a complicated or a difficult one.  To say nothing of the very smart people who are smarter than the other people, or the Keepers."

"I think, though, that - something like what you're describing - could have happened much much earlier in Civilization, before we'd optimized our heritage as much, when people were less intelligent, and had less knowledge of how tangles like that worked.  Though it wouldn't be exactly what you're describing, because that would've made sadists less appealing, not made masochists less appealing."

"But either gods or some other factor unique to Golarion produced the Pilars and Carissas, or they would have existed for me but somehow got optimized out of existence hundreds of years earlier.  If the latter were true, that'd be awfully sad, but - the former does seem more likely."

"Even I could simply analyze a tangle like that and cut through it by describing it out loud to everyone in the room.  It's not a complicated or a difficult one.  To say nothing of the very smart people who are smarter than the other people, or the Keepers."

"I think, though, that - something like what you're describing - could have happened much much earlier in Civilization, before we'd optimized our heritage as much, when people were less intelligent, and had less knowledge of how tangles like that worked.  Though it wouldn't be exactly what you're describing, because that would've made sadists less appealing, not made masochists less appealing."

"But either gods or some other factor present only in Golarion produced the Pilars and Carissas, or they would have existed for me but somehow got optimized out of existence hundreds of years earlier.  If the latter were true, that'd be awfully sad, but - the former does seem more likely."

"Even I could simply analyze a tangle like that and cut through it by describing it out loud to everyone in the room.  It's not a complicated or a difficult one.  To say nothing of the very smart people who are smarter than the other people, or the Keepers."

"I think, though, that - something like what you're describing - could have happened much much earlier in Civilization, before we'd optimized our heritage as much, when people were less intelligent, and had less knowledge of how tangles like that worked.  Though it wouldn't be exactly what you're describing, because that would've made sadists less appealing, not made masochists less appealing."

"But either gods or some other factor present only in Golarion produced the Yaisas and Pilars and Carissas, or they would have existed for me but somehow got optimized out of existence hundreds of years earlier.  If the latter were true, that'd be awfully sad, but - the former does seem more likely."

"Even I could simply analyze a tangle like that and cut through it by describing it out loud to everyone in the room.  It's not a complicated or a difficult one.  To say nothing of the very smart people who are smarter than the other people, or the Keepers."

"I think, though, that - something like what you're describing - could have happened much much earlier in Civilization, before we'd optimized our heritage as much, when people were less intelligent, and had less knowledge of how tangles like that worked.  Though it wouldn't be exactly what you're describing, because that would've made sadists less appealing, not made masochists less appealing."

"But either gods or some other factor present only in Golarion produced the Yaisas and Pilars and Carissas, or they would have existed for me but somehow got differentially-replicated out of existence hundreds of years earlier.  If the latter were true, that'd be awfully sad, but - the former does seem more likely."

"Even I could analyze a tangle like that, and cut through it simply by describing it out loud to everyone in the room.  It's not a complicated or a difficult tangle.  To say nothing of the very smart people who are smarter than the other people, or the Keepers."

"I think, though, that - something like what you're describing - could have happened much much earlier in Civilization, before we'd optimized our heritage as much, when people were less intelligent, and had less knowledge of how tangles like that worked.  Though it wouldn't be exactly what you're describing, because that would've made sadists less appealing, not made masochists less appealing."

"But either gods or some other factor present only in Golarion produced the Yaisas and Pilars and Carissas, or they would have existed for me but somehow got differentially-replicated out of existence hundreds of years earlier.  If the latter were true, that'd be awfully sad, but - the former does seem more likely."

"Even I could analyze a tangle like that, and cut through it simply by describing it out loud to everyone in the room.  It's not a complicated or a difficult tangle.  To say nothing of the very smart people who are smarter than the other people, or the Keepers."

"I think, though, that - something like what you're describing - could have happened much much earlier in Civilization, before we'd optimized our heritage as much, when people were less intelligent, and had less knowledge of how tangles like that worked.  Though it wouldn't be exactly what you're describing, because that would've made sadists less appealing, not made masochists less appealing."

"But either some factor present only in Golarion produced the Yaisas and Pilars and Carissas, or they would have existed for me but somehow got differentially-replicated out of existence hundreds of years earlier.  If the latter were true, that'd be awfully sad, but - the former does seem more likely."

"Even I could analyze a tangle like that, and cut through it simply by describing it out loud to everyone in the room.  It's not a complicated or a difficult tangle.  To say nothing of the very smart people who are smarter than the other people, or the Keepers."

"I think, though, that - something like what you're describing - could have happened much much earlier in Civilization, before we'd optimized our heritage as much, when people were less intelligent, and had less knowledge of how tangles like that worked.  Though it wouldn't be exactly what you're describing, because that would've made sadists less appealing, not made masochists less appealing."

"But either some factor present only in Golarion produced the Yaisas and Pilars and Carissas, gods most obviously, or they would have existed for me but somehow got differentially-replicated out of existence hundreds of years earlier.  If the latter were true, that'd be awfully sad, but - the former does seem more likely."

"Even I could analyze a tangle like that, and cut through it simply by describing it out loud to everyone in the room.  It's not a complicated or a difficult tangle.  To say nothing of the very smart people who are smarter than the other people, or the Keepers."

"I think, though, that - something like what you're describing - could have happened much much earlier in Civilization, before we'd optimized our heritage as much, when people were less intelligent, and had less knowledge of how tangles like that worked.  Though it wouldn't be exactly what you're describing, because that would've made sadists less appealing, not made masochists less appealing."

"But either some factor present only in Golarion, like gods, produced the Yaisas and Pilars and Carissas - or they would have existed for me in dath ilani, but somehow got differentially-replicated out of existence hundreds of years earlier.  If the latter were true, that'd be awfully sad, but - the former does seem more likely."