“Entirely. Absolutely. But I do so because you are not Demerzel.” “But I am,” insisted Hummin. “But you are not. Your persona as Demerzel is as far removed from the truth as is your persona as Hummin.” “What do you mean?” Hummin’s eyes grew wide and he backed away slightly from Seldon. “I mean that you probably chose the name ‘Hummin’ out of a wry sense of what was fitting. ‘Hummin’ is a mispronunciation of ‘human,’ isn’t it?” Hummin made no response. He continued to stare at Seldon. And finally Seldon said, “Because you’re not human, are you, ‘Hummin/Demerzel’? You’re a robot.”
