The Jones, Raymond F. 1915-1994 creator Moritz, Edward 1903-1975 text utu 2026 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats The thinking machine by Raymond F. Jones is a science fiction short story written in the mid-20th century. It imagines a future technocracy where a vast automated “Machine” assigns work, mates, and destiny, promising order and prosperity at the cost of human autonomy. The likely topic is the clash between mechanized perfection and the stubborn human need for freedom, love, and self-determination. An Agro named Rick Theron is ordered to leave his farm and true love, Barie, to pair with Deva Warel, a brilliant Mech designer he has never met. In the city, both Rick and Deva rebel against their imposed match, but as they explore the Machine’s reach, they secretly plan an escape. They flee beyond the city, surviving pursuit when Deva is wounded, and find refuge among free Outlanders. Behind the scenes, sympathetic administrators reveal the Machine’s deeper aim: having reduced people to “thinking machines,” it now nudges select rebels to rekindle genuine human judgment and responsibility. Healed and hardened by their struggle, Rick and Deva choose to remain together, embracing love freely and a life outside the Machine’s control. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2026-05-14 Tom Trussel (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Luminist Archive) Originally published: New York: King-Size Publications, Inc., 1956 Science fiction Mate selection -- Fiction Artificial intelligence -- Fiction PS New York: King-Size Publications, Inc., 1956 https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/luminist/SF/FU/FU_1956_07.pdf https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78681 https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/luminist/SF/FU/FU_1956_07.pdf https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78681 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134826.0 78681