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autómata
A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
Nick had heard her play through the very beginning of it a dozen times, until he was screaming at her in his head to go on. Well, now she did, watching her own hands busying up and…
autómata
A person who acts like a machine or robot, often defined as having a monotonous lifestyle and lacking in emotion.
Due to her strict adherence to her daily schedule, Jessica was becoming more and more convinced that she was an automaton.
July 12, 1816, Thomas Jefferson, letter to Samuel Kercheval Monticello A departure from principle in one instance becomes a precedent for a second, that second for a third, and so…
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