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Little Lost Robot

           Whatmakeshimslavish,then?OnlytheFirstLawlWhy,withoutit,thefirstorderyoutriedtogivearobotwouldresultinyourdeath.Unstable?Whatdoyouthink?"

           "Susan,"saidBogert,withanairofsympatheticamusement."I’lladmitthatthisFrankensteinComplexyou’reexhibitinghasacertainjustification-hencetheFirstLawinthefirst,place.ButtheLaw,Irepeatandrepeat,hasnotbeenremovedmerelymodified."

           "Andwhataboutthestabilityofthebrain?"

           Themathematicianthrustouthislips,"Decreased,naturally.Butit’swithintheborderofsafety.ThefirstNestorsweredeliveredtoHyperBaseninemonthsago,andnothingwhateverhasgonewrongtillnow,andeventhisinvolvesmerelyfearofdiscoveryandnotdangertohumans."

           "Verywell,then.We’llseewhatcomesofthemorningconference."

           Bogertsawherpolitelytothedoorandgrimacedeloquentlywhensheleft.Hesawnoreasontochangehisperennialopinionofherasasourandfidgetyfrustration.

           SusanCalvin’strainofthoughtdidnotincludeBogertintheleast.Shehaddismissedhimyearsagoasasmoothandpretentioussleekness.

           GeraldBlackhadtakenhisdegreeinethericphysicstheyearbeforeand,incommonwithhisentiregenerationofphysicists,foundhimselfengagedintheproblemoftheDrive.HenowmadeaproperadditiontothegeneralatmosphereofthesemeetingsonHyperBase.Inhisstainedwhitesmock,hewashalfrebelliousandwhollyuncertain.

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