“Dr. Van Loon instructed, peeling off his stainless surgical gloves. The tentacle-waving garbage can next to him squeaked in the affirmative and began efficiently sealing the belly incision of the peacefully sleeping 16 on the multi-level table. In slow stately stages, the three-dimensional holographs of the patient's intestinal tract faded from the air above the surgical platform and the human physician shucked his gown, depositing it in what he correctly assumed was a waste basket. The clo...th disappeared in a brief flash of atomic disintegration. Dr. Van Loon turned to take a final glance at the recumbent Gee and gasped as he saw a robot nurse light what appeared to be a slim, green cigar and stick it into The 16's mouth. Every instinct cried out to the physician to run and remove it, but during the operation he had gained an almost religious faith in the bizarre little machines. He watched as a small tube looped out of the robot's side and deftly sucked up the accumulating cigar ash as if it was something precious.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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