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For a Breath I Tarry

Roger Zelazny

4.45/5 (464 ratings)

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Taking place long after the self-extinction of Man, "For a Breath I Tarry" recounts the tale of Frost, a sentient machine ("...a silver-blue box, 40x40x40 feet,... featured in whatever manner he chose.") Though Man has disappeared, his robotic creations (and their creations in turn) continue to function.
Along the way, the story explores the differences between Man and Machine, the former experiencing the world qualitatively, while the latter do so quantitatively. "A machine is a Man turned inside-out, because it can describe all the details of a process, which a Man cannot, but it cannot experience that process itself as a Man can." This is illustrated by a conversation Frost has with another machine named Mordel.

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Pages:: 68 pages

Publication:: 1980

Publisher:: Underwood Miller

Edition:: 1st edition

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0934438277

ISBN13:: 9780934438278

kindle Asin:: B0CXPTSJVY

For a Breath I Tarry

Roger Zelazny

4.45/5 (464 ratings)

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Taking place long after the self-extinction of Man, "For a Breath I Tarry" recounts the tale of Frost, a sentient machine ("...a silver-blue box, 40x40x40 feet,... featured in whatever manner he chose.") Though Man has disappeared, his robotic creations (and their creations in turn) continue to function.
Along the way, the story explores the differences between Man and Machine, the former experiencing the world qualitatively, while the latter do so quantitatively. "A machine is a Man turned inside-out, because it can describe all the details of a process, which a Man cannot, but it cannot experience that process itself as a Man can." This is illustrated by a conversation Frost has with another machine named Mordel.

Format:

Pages:: 68 pages

Publication:: 1980

Publisher:: Underwood Miller

Edition:: 1st edition

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0934438277

ISBN13:: 9780934438278

kindle Asin:: B0CXPTSJVY

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