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"The germinal societies like Singapore and communist Hong Kong may give us a mutant capitalism that is both virulent and efficient. This is a significant cultural danger."
- Gregory Benford
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| Teddy Bear Robot | ||
| A special toy bear given to every child in the world. |
Every child in the world recieved their own teddy bear to take care of them. And to teach them.
| "Let me go... let me go!" the teddy bear said with a hopeless shrill. "...This is only a machine." with a quick slash, he opened the fabric over the seam seal and touched it: the plastic-fur back gaped open like a mouth. ...There was a click and the toy went limp. |
| Technovelgy from I Always Do What Teddy Says,
by Harry Harrison. Published by Bantam in 1965 Additional resources -
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