Cold Equations: The Body Electric

The book I've just started is Cold Equations: The Body Electric by David Mack. It's the last book in a trilogy about Data's resurrection and his quest to bring his android daughter back to life too. It opens with this description of the last moments between Data and Lal ...

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Data: Lal. I am unable to correct the malfunction.

Lal: I know, Father.

Data: We must say goodbye now.

Lal: I feel...

Data: What do you feel, Lal?

Lal: I love you, Father.

Data: I wish I could feel it with you.

Lal: I will feel it for both of us.

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