English text
I would have you imagine, then, that there exists in the mind of man a block of wax... and that we remember and know what is imprinted as long as the image lasts; but when the image is effaced, or cannot be taken, then we forget or do not know. -- Plato, Dialogs, Theateus 191 [Quoted in "VMS Internals and Data Structures", V4.4, when referring to image activation and termination.]
English variant — jive
I would gots' ya' imagine, den, dat dere 'esists in de mind uh man some block of wax... and dat we rememba' and know whut be imprinted as long as de image lasts; but when de image be effaced, o' kinnot be snatchn, den we fo'get o' do not know. -- Plato, Dialogs, Deateus 191 [Quoted in "VMS Internals and Data Structures", V4.4, when referrin' t'image activashun and terminashun.]
English variant — valspeak
I would have you imagine, oh, baby, then, fer shure, that there exists in thuh mind of nerd a block of wax... and that we remember and know what is like, ya know, imprinted as long as the image lasts; but when thuh image is effaced, like, wow, or cannot be taken, fer shure, then we forget or do not know. -- Plato, fer shure, Dialogs, man, Theateus 191 [Quoted in "VMS Internals and Data Structures", mostly, V4.4, like, when referrin' to image activation and termination.]