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   Cryptoengineer to James Nicoll   
   Re: (Translation) A Thousand Blues by Ch   
   22 Oct 25 21:33:49   
   
   From: petertrei@gmail.com   
      
   On 10/22/2025 8:58 AM, James Nicoll wrote:   
   > A Thousand Blues by Cheon Seon-Ran   
   >   
   > A robot muses contentedly on the events that led it to its rapidly   
   > approaching doom.   
   >   
   > https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/this-goodbye   
      
   I wonder if Coli was inspired by the robot jockeys being used in   
   camel races.   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_jockey   
      
   They control a whip and the reins, and some even relay voice from the   
   operator, who rides alongside the track in an SUV.   
      
   pt   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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