There was no mind in back of those words, Ethan reminded hi… - Robert Charles Wilson

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There was no mind in back of those words, Ethan reminded himself. Nothing but a series of highly-evolved algorithms aimed as achieving a strategic result. Engaging in dialogue with such a creature was no more useful than trying to fend off a scorpion by quoting Voltaire.

Robert Charles Wilson

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Robert Charles Wilson (born December 15, 1953) is a Canadian science fiction author.

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