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There is no spoon III

Neo watches a little girl levitate wooden alphabet blocks. A skinny BOY holds a SPOON which sways like a blade of grass as he bends it with his mind.

Neo crosses to him, sits.

The Boy smiles as Neo picks up a spoon and tries to imitate him. Despite his best efforts, Neo cannot make it bend.

SPOON BOY - Your spoon does not bend because it is just that, a spoon. Mine bends because there is no spoon, just my mind.

Neo watches as it curls into a knot.

SPOON BOY - Link yourself to the spoon. Become the spoon and bend yourself.

Neo nods, again holding up his spoon.

NEO - There is no spoon. Right.

He concentrates. The spoon begins to bend ...