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Chapter 11

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           Asthedoorclosedbehindthemitbecameapparentthatitdidindeedhaveasatisfiedsigh-likequalitytoit."Hummmmmmmyummmmmmmah!"itsaid.

           Marvinregardeditwithcoldloathingwhilsthislogiccircuitschatteredwithdisgustandtinkeredwiththeconceptofdirectingphysicalviolenceagainstit.Furthercircuitscutinsaying,Whybother?What’sthepoint?Nothingisworthgettinginvolvedin.Furthercircuitsamusedthemselvesbyanalysingthemolecularcomponentsofthedoor,andofthehumanoids’braincells.Foraquickencoretheymeasuredthelevelofhydrogenemissionsinthesurroundingcubicparsecofspaceandthenshutdownagaininboredom.Aspasmofdespairshooktherobot’sbodyasheturned.

           "Comeon,"hedroned,"I’vebeenorderedtotakeyoudowntothebridge.HereIam,brainthesizeofaplanetandtheyaskmetotakeyoudowntothebridge.Callthatjobsatisfaction?’CosIdon’t."

           Heturnedandwalkedbacktothehateddoor.

           "Er,excuseme,"saidFordfollowingafterhim,"whichgovernmentownsthisship?"

           Marvinignoredhim.

           "Youwatchthisdoor,"hemuttered,"it’sabouttoopenagain.Icantellbytheintolerableairofsmugnessitsuddenlygenerates."

           WithaningratiatinglittlewhinethedoorslitopenagainandMarvinstompedthrough.

           "Comeon,"hesaid.

           Theothersfollowedquicklyandthedoorslitbackintoplacewithpleasedlittleclicksandwhirrs.

           "ThankyouthemarketingdivisionoftheSiriusCyberneticsCorporation,"saidMarvinandtrudgeddesolatelyupthegleamingcurvedcorridorthatstretchedoutbeforethem

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