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A psalm for the wild-built / Becky Chambers

Centuries after robots abandoned human society on Panga, a tea monk encounters a robot in the wild seeking to discover what people need. Their journey through a world of restored balance explores the nature of purpose and the fulfilment of human desires.

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Site: Phrontisterion

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