• mozz@mbin.grits.dev
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    I was there when the first dreams came off the assembly line. I was there when the corrupted visions that had congealed in the vats were pincered up and hosed off and carried down the line to be dropped onto the rolling belts. I was there when the first workmen dropped their faceplates and turned on their welding torches. I was there when they began welding the foul things into their armor, when they began soldering the antennae, bolting on the wheels, pouring in the eye-socket jelly. I was there when they turned the juice on them and I was there when the things began to twitch.

    … I think I am the last one left alive.

    -Harlan Ellison, “Quiet Lies the Locust Tells”

  • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.org
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    16 days ago

    Clickbait title. The whole content wasn’t captured in the title, therefore it’s clickbait. Also, troll.

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      I look forward to you purchasing the improved version! Thank you for the suggestion.

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          I see what they meant, this is much better. So much better in fact, that I can no longer claim authorship of this particular content. It has been bettered beyond my own ability. I hereby transfer the exclusive ownership rights of both the original and the improved version to Funhole.

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            Sorry, but you are no longer allowed to edit this particular content, as the ownership rights now belong to Funhole. Please delete this within the next 72 hours. Thank you.