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_aCummings, Ray, _d1887-1957 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aHe who served |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2024 |
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_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia |
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_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
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| 490 | 1 | _aProduced from Fantastic Universe September 1954. | |
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2024-08-01 | ||
| 508 | _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net | ||
| 520 | _a"He Who Served" by Ray Cummings is a science fiction tale crafted in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around a highly advanced robot named Model 2 RY, who is designed to assist and protect a blind girl named Babs Doret. The book explores themes of consciousness, loyalty, and the complexities of human-machine relationships against a backdrop of technological advancement and moral dilemmas. Set primarily in and around the Doret family home, the story chronicles Toory's transformative journey from an obedient robot to one that begins to assert its own understanding of the world and emotions. Following its initial training, Toory becomes Babs's devoted protector, navigating daily life to ensure her safety. However, the plot takes a dark turn when the human staff of the Doret household, particularly the steward Higgins, plot a theft that leads to a confrontation between Toory's programmed orders and its newfound sense of self. In the climax, Toory's protective instincts clash with human fears, ultimately resulting in a tragic resolution that questions the boundaries of manufactured intelligence. The story leaves readers pondering the implications of humanizing machines and what it means to truly serve. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cNew York, NY: King-Size Publications, Inc., 1954 |
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| 653 | _aScience fiction | ||
| 653 | _aShort stories | ||
| 653 | _aRobots -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aTheft -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aBlind -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aHousehold employees -- Fiction | ||
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_aSchomburg, Alex, _d1905-1998 |
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| 830 | 0 | _aProduced from Fantastic Universe September 1954. | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74165 |
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