The voice said softly, “Do you wish something, sir?” “I’d like to know your name, please.” “Will that be all, sir?” “Yes, I believe so.” “Will that be all, sir?” He waited. The light clicked off. He slipped into his shoes and was about to leave when a male voice said, “This is the answering-service supervisor, Dr. Hall. I wish you would treat the project more seriously.” Hall laughed. So the voice responded to comments, and taped his replies. It was a clever system. “Sorry,” he said, “I wasn’t sure how the thing worked. The voice is quite luscious.” “The voice,” said the supervisor heavily,
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