“You shouldn’t worry so much, Roy,” the robot continued, now assessing the area around its direct proximity, perhaps in an effort to decide upon the next task it would apply itself toward further completing. “Believe you me… yourself. When and if I ever find a technical manual for the welder; blood bound, optical, digital, æthereal or otherwise, you can rest assured I'll be fixing the problem with the ‘Atmosphere Test’ function on the Plasma setting on my welder."

Roy visibly ignored what he assumed was another attempt on the robot’s part to elicit a reaction by further cutting at him with the idea he was now a worrisome hysteric. "That efficient a method of welding is it?"

"Are you kidding, Roy, what about the verbiage ‘Atmosphere Test...

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