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Fabry
Impossible, Miss Glory. Nothing is harder to like than a Robot.
Helena
What do you make them for, then?
Busman
Ha, ha, ha, that's good! What are Robots made for?
Fabry
For work, Miss Glory! One Robot can replace two and a half workmen. The human machine, Miss Glory, was terribly imperfect. It had to be removed sooner or later.
Busman
It was too expensive.
Fabry
It was not effective. It no longer answers the requirements of modern engineering. Nature has no idea of keeping pace with modern labor. For example: from a technical point of view, the whole of childhood is a sheer absurdity. So much time lost. And then again
