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The bears collapsed onto the riverbank. And when they looked down, they saw hundreds of fish looking back up. “Thank you!” roared Nettle. “I’ll never eat fish again!” The fish smiled and sank into the rapids.
T_T
There had been a large bonfire with hundreds of animals and one robot. But why? The RECO couldn’t make sense of what he was seeing.
Nobody asked you. Don't ask questions.
It was around that time that he lost communication with RECO 3, then RECO 2, and he knew that his partners had both been destroyed.
Feel the burn
And a minute later, the forest really did begin to move. Trees were toppling down onto the RECO.
Good beavers
The hunter faced one trap after another. He was pelted with flaming pinecones, and tripped by taut vines, and crunched by tumbling rocks. The hunter now limped and rattled and was covered in scars. But he kept going.
It's like we don't learn anything
The hunter’s blocky hand clamped onto the clifftop and then—thwip—it detached. The hand was connected to a strong cable that spooled out from the end of his arm. He gave the cable two quick tugs, and then he stepped off the ledge.
There's a trick
But she could also feel the rifle being pulled apart. A faint glow appeared between her hands. The glow grew brighter and brighter, and then a blinding explosion launched the robots in opposite directions.
Aww that was his favorite toy
They did know. The geese had seen a trigger pressed before. A beam of light briefly flashed through the gloom. At first it seemed as if nothing had happened. But a moment later, RECO 1’s chest began glowing a brilliant orange, and then it was melting and oozing down his front, and soon there was a wide, gaping hole in the middle of his torso.
Wow shit
The Mmmakers will not rrrest until all missing robots have b-b-been rrretrieved.”
“You c-c-can ssstill be fixed, Rrroz. Go tooo the airship. B-b-bring all of the robot parts wwwith you. The ship knows wwwhat tooooo dooooooooooooooooooo—”
Screw you dude
Geese and otters were bustling all around Roz. They were pulling arms and legs out from the robot pile and pressing them against her body. They were hoping to hear thwip sounds and that the robot limbs would snap right into place and Roz would return to her old self and life on the island would go back to normal.
T______T
My Makers will not rest until all of their property has been retrieved. They want the dead robots. They want the broken parts. They want me.”
WELL THEY CAN'T HAVE YOU WHY DID IT TAKE THEM A YEAR
“You are right!” said Roz. “He might have been lying. There may be no hope for me. But that is a chance I have to take. Animals, you taught me to be wild. I want to be wild again! And so I must try to get the repairs I need. It is for the good of me and the island that I return to my Makers.” A calm settled over the crowd. They knew Roz was right.
“You are my son, and this is my home,” said Roz. “I will do everything in my power to return.”
And if she wanted to continue living, if she wanted to be wild again, she needed to be with her family and her friends on her island. So, as Roz raced through the sky, she began computing a plan. She would get the repairs she needed. She would escape from her new life. She would find her way back home.
In a world where robots did all the work, how would we humans spend our time?
I imagine we'd go the way of the Romans.
To all who have helped and tolerated me as I made this book, thank you.
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