... a lot more things for yourself. You're the kind. And we're going to need a lot of your kind, because failures—failures of so-called perfect mechanisms—are becoming more and more commonplace." Candle pointed to the emergency light on the traffic control panel. "That light will be flashing with more and more frequency in the months to come. But not just to signal trouble in space. If I were a superstitious man, I'd think that the age of the perfect machine is about to be superseded by the age of the perfect failure—mechanical ... — No Moving Parts • Murray F. Yaco
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