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| Unichapel (Robotic Confession Booth) | ||
| Automated religious confessional with monotone, programmed responses. |
THX 1138 finds his way into what looks like a phone booth, but it turns out to be a kind of robotic confessional - a unichapel.
 (The robotic confessional booth from THX 1138) |
| Technovelgy from THX 1138,
by George Lucas. Published by Zoetrope in 1970 Additional resources -
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The booth shows images of Jesus on a view screen; answers are generated automatically by the computerized booth.
Don't forget, everyone:
Readers will note the similarity to Philip K. Dick's Padre booth in his 1969 novel Galactic Pot-Healer.
"Work hard, increase production, avoid accidents, and be happy."
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