"03 - Time Streams" - читать интересную книгу автора (McGough Scott)

matrix to allow logical, emotional, and social learning."

Barrin winced slightly at the man's choice of words.

"Yes, well, that's the other matter. What we've got here is

no longer just a machine. You know it, and I know it. So

does the probe. You gave him emotions. You need to

acknowledge those emotions. You need to respect those

emotions." Only a blank stare answered him. "Don't you see?

This is not just a probe anymore. He is a man-no, more than

that-he is a child. He'll need to be guided, nurtured-"

The master looked stern. "I wish you had brought this up

before. We could have devised a rubric for handling this

aspect of the probe's development."

"That's just it," replied Barrin. "You can't devise

rubrics for this kind of thing. You can't chart it out in

blueprints. You have to stop thinking like an artificer and

start thinking like a-well, like a father."

"I was an orphan at twelve. Mishra and I both. We turned

out all right."

The mage snorted just slightly at that. "If you wish, I

will act as the probe's mentor in your place, but in time

you are going to need to create that bond yourself. And that

will mean telling him who you really are-telling him he was

created by Urza Planeswalker."



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