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AndthematterwasfinallyclimaxedintheepisodeattheMuseumofScienceandIndustry.TheMuseumhadannouncedaspecial"children’sprogram"inwhichexhibitsofscientificwitcheryscaleddowntothechildmindweretobeshown.TheWestons,ofcourse,placeditupontheirlistof"absolutely."
ItwaswhiletheWestonswerestandingtotallyabsorbedintheexploitsofapowerfulelectro-magnetthatMrs.WestonsuddenlybecameawareofthefactthatGloriawasnolongerwithher.Initialpanicgavewaytocalmdecisionand,enlistingtheaidofthreeattendants,acarefulsearchwasbegun.
Gloria,ofcourse,wasnotonetowanderaimlessly,however.Forherage,shewasanunusuallydeterminedandpurposefulgirl,quitefullofthematernalgenesinthatrespect.Shehadseenahugesignonthethirdfloor,whichhadsaid,"ThisWaytotheTalkingRobot"Havingspelleditouttoherselfandhavingnoticedthatherparentsdidnotseemtowishtomoveintheproperdirection,shedidtheobviousthing.Waitingforanopportunemomentofparentaldistraction,shecalmlydisengagedherselfandfollowedthesign.
TheTalkingRobotwasatourdeforce,athoroughlyimpracticaldevice,possessingpublicityvalueonly.Onceanhour,anescortedgroupstoodbeforeitandaskedquestionsoftherobotengineerinchargeincarefulwhispers.Thosetheengineerdecidedweresuitablefortherobot’scircuitsweretransmittedtotheTalkingRobot.
Itwasratherdull.Itmaybenicetoknowthatthesquareoffourteenisonehundredninety-six,thatthetemperatureatthemomentis72degreesFahrenheit,andtheair-pressure30.02inchesofmercury,thattheatomicweightofsodiumis23,butonedoesn’treallyneedarobotforthat.
