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Shamus

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2021.09.13 17:40

Excerpt from Reason by Isaac Asimov.

"Look at you," he said

finally. "I say this in no spirit of contempt, but look at you! The material you are made of is soft and flabby, lacking endurance and strength, depending for energy upon the inefficient oxidation of organic material - like that." He pointed a disapproving finger at what remained of Donovan's sandwich. "Periodically you pass into a coma and the least variation in temperature, air pressure, humidity, or radiation intensity impairs your efficiency. You are makeshift.

"I, on the other hand, am a finished product. I absorb electrical energy directly and utilize it with an almost one hundred percent efficiency. I am composed of strong metal, am continuously conscious, and can stand extremes of environment easily. These are facts which, with the self-evident proposition that no being can create another being superior to itself, smashes your silly hypothesis to nothing."
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  • Shamus 2021.09.13 17:41

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    Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this, you might also enjoy my new reading of Flower by Alexander Pushkin. 🌺 https://youtu.be/5P8ExP0sF4s
  • Elen 2021.09.13 18:00

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    Thank you for your reading! ☺
  • Shamus 2021.09.13 18:01

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    @Elen Thank YOU!
  • Elen 2021.09.13 18:03

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    Wow, Alexander Pushkin! It's great!🙆
  • Elen 2021.09.13 18:06

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    @Shamus you are welcome☺
  • Zil 2021.09.14 01:07

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    Su voz es muy cálida☺️ Los relatos se escuchan muy bien ✌

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