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Hardwired for a Virus
by Robert Kasch
Saturday, June 27, 2015

Rated "PG" by the Author.

       
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     A loyal robot's concerns.

Hard Wired For a Virus

 

Crank entered the subway with the groceries he had picked up for his owners and his travel pass was scanned and a debit was applied to his account. Standing in line with the other Mechanicals Crank listened for the swoosh that meant the train doors were opening.

 

Billy Kingsley punched the last of the code into his computer and smiled. Job done he walked downstairs to the dinner his mother was preparing.

 

Crank could feel the waves of misinformation overloading his system and watched as other robots fell to the trains floor as their hard drives fried. Crank felt no emotion as his existence was being ended but set the groceries down gently on the floor before collapsing.

 

The total debits for the families supplies were 436 units. His last thought was the hope they would claim them.

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