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As their dialogue unfolds, the city’s busy daily life continues inexorably around them. They observe laborers—water-bearers laden with goatskins, marching tirelessly back and forth—reminding them of their own plight. Banser and Kakai recognize that, despite their status as free men, their existence is akin to slavery by endless toil. Their longing to break free from this cycle grows stronger.