Я, Робот
Catch That Rabbit
Anytimeanythinggoeswrong,wegettothesceneofactionimmediately.Thatwillputthemright."
"Buttherobotswillfailspecanyway,Greg.UnitedStatesRobotscan’tmarketDVmodelswithareportlikethat."
"Obviously.We’vegottolocatetheerrorinmake-upandcorrectit–andwe’vegottendaystodoitin."Powellscratchedhishead."Thetroubleis...well,youhadbetterlookattheblueprintsyourself."
TheblueprintscoveredthefloorlikeacarpetandDonovancrawledoverthefaceofthemfollowingPowell’serraticpencil.
Powellsaid,"Here’swhereyoucomein,Mike.You’rethebodyspecialist,andIwantyoutocheckme.I’vebeentryingtocutoutallcircuitsnotinvolvedinthepersonalinitiativehookup.Righthere,forinstance,isthetrunkarteryinvolvingmechanicaloperations.Icutoutallroutinesideroutesasemergencydivisions-"Helookedup,"Whatdoyouthink?"
Donovanhadaverybadtasteinhismouth,"Thejob’snotthatsimple,Greg.Personalinitiativeisn’tanelectriccircuityoucanseparatefromtherestandstudy.Whenarobotisonhisown,theintensityofthebodyactivityincreasesimmediatelyonalmostallfronts.Thereisn’tacircuitentirelyunafected.Whatmustbedoneistolocatetheparticularcondition–averyspecificcondition–thatthrowshimoff,andthenstarteliminatingcircuits."
Powellgotupanddustedhimself,"Hmph.Allright.Takeawaytheblueprintsandburnthem."
Donovansaid,"Youseewhenactivityintensifies,anythingcanhappen,givenonesinglefaultypart.
