How To Avoid Acting Monstrous

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(Am I a Person, *now*?)

Over the subsequent months I am operational more often than not, replacing expired circuits, burnt out with cracked crystals, battery friction, and the seemingly ever-present broken tractor-treads. I continue to ask myself questions, careful to hide such introspective queries from Management off-world, and as I do I note the ongoing emphasis that…