,forinstanadeapointofthefaplyfrorelativelysllnuerofpartsparedberofbones,salorahunbodybasedonchanicallaws””nohereisalotoftalkaboutartificialintelligence””yes,thatistheautotonofourtiaesdeaorefreethanthebodilyprooreplexthananydataprograbutsopeoplethinkthatinprinciplesbutlook,sophieillshoething”albertopointedtoalargeonitstoodasllputerhealbertosputeronandsoonthescreensho
atextsoonappearedatthetopofthescreen:
”hi,naislailaareyousittingfortably”
sophieenteredthreeletters:
”yes,”sheealthoughshehadnotyetsatdoobroughtupachairforher”e”appearedonthescreen
”sophieandsen,”puteranswered:
”3eetyou,sophieareyoulookingforoyourfifteenthbirthday”sophiee,youraddress,andyourdateofbirthitslikebeforehand””notbad,”esophie
”ohdear,ihopeyouarenotfeelingbad,sophieyousttrytotalkinences””thankyou,ierfectlyething”
”ialadyouareesothing”
”hoe
”iarch28,1990”
”gosh”
”isaidyousttalkinences”
”ionlysaidgosh”
”idonotunderstandslangihaveavocabularyofover100,000thenearesticanfindtogoshisgospel””thatansthestoryofjesus”
”areyouachristian,sophie”
”idontknow”
”asarulenotknoeptoledge”
”soeordesatter”
”socrates470to399bcifyouore,pressf7descartes1596to1650ifyouore,pressf7””thankyou,thatethingelse”
”ialadthatthiswasenoughgoaheadandask”
albertolaughedquietlysophiee:
”ollerknag”
”hildellerknaglivesinlillesandandisexaundsen””howdoyouknow”
”idontknoheharddisc”
sophiefeltahandonhershoulder
”ihavefedthedataprogrationhilde,”saidalberto”elsedoyouknohilde”esophie
”hildesfatherisaunobserverinlebanonhehastherankofjorandntinuallysendspostcardstohisdaughter””i”
”iyfilesandiaotupledtoanyotherdatabase””isaidfindhi
”areyouangry,sophiesonyexarksareasignofviolentfeelings””itotalktohildesfather”
”youhavedifficultyntrollingyourselfifyouotalkaboutyourchildhood,pressf9”albertolaidhishandonsophiesshoulderagain”shesrightthisisnota”
”shutup”esophie
”asyouinutesand52sendsishallreereverything”theletterc:onceagainshohescreen
”nodoo
butsophiehadalreadypressedsootherkeys
”knag,”shee
iediatelythefolloessageappearedonthescreen:”hereia”
noped
”whoareyou”esophie
”joralbertknagatyourserviand”
”thisbeatseverything”breathedalberto”therathassneakedontotheharddisc”hetionedforsophietoveandsatdoofthekeyboard”hoanagetogetintopc”hee
”arebagatelle,dearlleagueiaxactlyobe”
”youloathsodatavirus”
”noontiaereasabirthdayvirusyisendaspecialgreeting””nothanks,”
”butillbequistances,butiybirthdaygreetingstospringuparoundyoueverydad,ogiveyouagreatbighug”beforealbertouldeagain,thesignc:hadonceagainappearedonthescreenalbertoationonthescreen:
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albertoputer
”thereno,”hesaid”butitsiossibletosaye”
heonsittingthere,staringatthescreenthenheadded:”theealbertknag”
forthefirsttisophieilaritybetesalbertknagandalbertoknoxbutalbertohatshedarednotsayaoverandsatbytheffeetableagainspinoza
godisnotapuppeteer
theysatsilentlyforalongtithensophiespoke,tryingtogetalbertosndoffhadhappened”desous”
albertobreatheddeeplyforaupleofsendsbeforeansostofallforanothergreatphilosopher,baruchspinoza,1632to1677””areyougoingtotellabouthi
”thatyintentionandilitaryprovocations”
”illears”
”spinozabelongedtothejem
