Roy took a deep breath. He couldn’t believe he completely understood everything the robot was talking about; the finer points of mutables and multiplexing notwithstanding. “As long as you avoid provocative subjects that evoke social judgment or might be considered wrong, I don’t really care, Robot.”

“Creatively speaking, Roy, it’s currently my place to educate you that there are no wrong creative expressions.”

“Be that as it may-“

“That being declared, in Queensland English even I think you should be able to understand means: I can defy any rules I so choose-

“More like ‘flout,’ ” Roy said to himself.

“-so long as they are executed within and in the name of the creativity dictums of the Educative Directives and...

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