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It was a week that was similar to
many other weeks. On a small moon near Jupiter, a group
of robots gathered together in order to enjoy some
metallic bonding and a game of poker. None of them
really had intended for any trouble to start and as is
common in most weeks, they began to blow off a little
bit of steam by drowning their weekly worries in
hydraulic fluid and eating large amounts of nuts and
bolts. Since they had decided to play at Mr. Roboto's
house this week, his wife had left in order to go visit
some of the other wives of the players, something that
was fairly common as well.
Mr. Roboto had been having a rather rough week and he
decided that it would be a good idea to spice things up
a little bit at this week's poker game. He had decided
that it was time for him to treat the guys to something
that they rarely ever do. As the evening began to wind
up a little bit, a large metallic box was rolled into
the room and as the robotic players were discussing what
it might be, a female robot leapt out of the box and
onto the poker table.
The poker players begin to beep and whistle, enjoying
the harmless fun that was now unfolding before them.
Unfortunately, things were not really going their way
that evening, even though it may have seemed so by the
fun that they were having. Suddenly, a noise from
behind them sent chills through their metallic bodies to
the extent where they began to frost over.
It seems that Mrs. Roboto had decided it would be a good
evening for her to come home early from her visit with
the other robots. It would've been bad enough for her
to come home, especially considering that it was Mr.
Roboto's idea and that the other robots were really
rather innocent in the entire thing. Unfortunately, she
had brought Mrs. XR914 with her as well in order to
visit and to give XR419 a ride home after the
festivities.
I'm sure that we all know that least one female unit
that is similar to Mrs. XR914. Not only does she have a
reputation for speaking her circuit board, she also has
a difficult time keeping any data to herself. All of
the robots knew that it would only be a matter of time
before all of the robotic wives knew exactly what was
going on at the poker game. Unfortunately, they would
also get the impression that this was something that was
done every week.
Thinking quickly, XR419 reached behind his wife's back
and flipped the power switch. Mr. Roboto picked up on
the signal and did the same to Mrs. Roboto. It took
about a half hour, but they were able to erase the data
from their wives circuit boards, get rid of the dancer
and have them walk into the room again. The robot poker
players breathed a sigh of relief.
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