But nowhere does it speak of a possibility that there might be no children at all. And that, I think, is the way the world has come to be. I do not think there are any more children. After we all die, there may be no others. I do not know whether that is bad or good. Yet I think it would be in many ways a good thing to be the father of a child, and to have Mary Lou be the mother. And I would like to live with her, and for us to be a family—despite the great risks to my Individuality. What is my Individuality good for, anyway? And is it truly holy, or was I only taught that because the robots
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