The Wicked Cyborg
“The huge paddle wheel of the showboat chopped at the water, the bright forest drifted swiftly by.A cyborg came along the deck, thrust out his hand “Hope my music didn’t wake you.”“No,” said Tad. “The effects of the stungun wore off and—”Tweet!When he shook hands a wheezing whistling sound came out of the cyborg’s metal elbow.“Excuse that, excuse it. Forgot to turn myself completely off. My first three wives were all the time complaining about that. Fourth one was tone deaf so she never . . . I’...m Washboard Will, the One Man Band. You probably have some of my records in your collection.”“I don’t believe so, no.”Washboard Will was a lanky man, a combination of flesh and metal. His head was topped with a silver skull cap from which several whistle-like tubes extended. There was a row of dials and buttons built into his partially exposed flesh chest. “Sold over ten million albums in the Barnum System alone. And down in the Solar System. . . . Ever hear of that one?MoreLess
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