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R. U. R.
101
Nana
I'd say burn it. A lot of money is a bad thing.
Helena
And if it was an invention, the greatest invention in the world?
Nana
I'd say burn it. All these new-fangled things are an offense to the Lord. It's downright wickedness. Wanting to improve the world after He has made it.
Helena
Look how they curl up! As if they were alive. Oh, Nana, how horrible.
Nana
Here, let me burn them.
Helena
No, no, I must do it myself. Just look at the flames. They are like hands, like tongues, like living shapes. [Raking fire with the poker]: Lie down, lie down.
Nana
That's the end of them.
