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The report read "Routine retirement of a replicant." That didn't make me feel any better about shooting a woman in the back.
— Blade Runner ‧ 1982
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What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker notes that an official report used a neutral phrase about routine retirement, but the wording brought no comfort. Whatever the paperwork calls it, shooting a woman in the back remains troubling, so the euphemism only highlights the gap between bureaucratic language and conscience.
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