"Machines!” Wyeth snorted. "Machines are the easiest things in the universe to outwit because they're predictable-that's their function, to be predictable, to do exactly what they're designed for, time after time. (Michael Swanwick)

"Machines!” Wyeth snorted. "Machines are the easiest things in the universe to outwit because they're predictable-that's their function, to be predictable, to do exactly what they're designed for, time after time.

Michael Swanwick

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