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*** That's it. As it turns out, Jennings and Wolfe weren't even aware of the envelope swap, and it can be reasonably assumed that apart from them two, Jennings, and Dekker, nobody else knew about the Machine.
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*** That's it. As it turns out, Jennings Rethrick and Wolfe weren't even aware of the envelope swap, and it can be reasonably assumed that apart from them two, Jennings, and Dekker, nobody else knew about the Machine.
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** One that's never supposed to be used in an area containing humans. Vapor fire suppression systems like Halon and its successors do fog up a room pretty dang effectively - but as they're insanely toxic, there are never supposed to be people in there when it goes off anyway, making the whole visibility issue moot. However, for the sake of plot, using conventional, human-safe sprinklers would've caused some mild wardrobe distress and not a means to allow the story to continue.
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* While it may have been a simple stylistic choice, the silver-cased .45 bullet from the envelope makes a great deal of sense. Nickel-plated cases are often used on HPT rounds - High Pressure Test cartridges. These are rounds used to stress test a firearm with a heavier projectile, more or more energetic powder, or both. The extra impact energy would be key to helping ensure the slap-dash method with which it's employed will be successful.
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**** That's it. As it turns out, Jennings and Wolfe weren't even aware of the envelope swap, and it can be reasonably assumed that apart from them two, Jennings, and Dekker, nobody else knew about the Machine.
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*** And what could prevent him from realizing the simple fact that machine was dangerous without any explicit evidence thereof? His decision to return to Allcom was already indicated by the Allcom key. It shouldn't really have taken a microfilm to deduce what he had to do there and why.
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*** And what could prevent him from realizing the simple fact that machine was dangerous without any explicit evidence thereof? His decision to return to Allcom was already indicated by the Allcom key. It shouldn't really have taken a microfilm to deduce what he had to do there and why. In the end, I think that it is redundant from the [[WatsonianVsDoylist Watsonian]] point of view - but rather effective from the [[WatsonianVsDoylist Doylist]] one.
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** Not at all. He came to the conclusion that the Machine was dangerous and would easily be misused and his true endgame wasn't just to escape, but to destroy the machine and all associated materials to prevent it from being rebuilt. The microfilm was an abstract (and dramatic) way of demonstrating how dangerous the machine would be and why its destruction was important.
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** Not at all. He came to the conclusion that the Machine was dangerous and would easily be misused and his true endgame wasn't just to escape, but to destroy the machine and all associated materials to prevent it from being rebuilt. The microfilm was an abstract (and dramatic) way of demonstrating how dangerous the machine would be and why its destruction was important.important.
*** And what could prevent him from realizing the simple fact that machine was dangerous without any explicit evidence thereof? His decision to return to Allcom was already indicated by the Allcom key. It shouldn't really have taken a microfilm to deduce what he had to do there and why.
*** And what could prevent him from realizing the simple fact that machine was dangerous without any explicit evidence thereof? His decision to return to Allcom was already indicated by the Allcom key. It shouldn't really have taken a microfilm to deduce what he had to do there and why.
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* It is really amazing that as intelligent a person as Jennings had to resort to the microfilm placed on a stamp to get to think of such a simple thing as "Whatever future this predicts, we make happen. We give over control of our lives completely." Did he think that the machine was intended to be used by Karma Houdinis like himself?
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* It is really amazing that as intelligent a person as Jennings had to resort to the microfilm placed on a stamp to get to think of such a simple thing as "Whatever future this predicts, we make happen. We give over control of our lives completely." Did he think that the machine was intended to be used by Karma Houdinis like himself?himself?
** Not at all. He came to the conclusion that the Machine was dangerous and would easily be misused and his true endgame wasn't just to escape, but to destroy the machine and all associated materials to prevent it from being rebuilt. The microfilm was an abstract (and dramatic) way of demonstrating how dangerous the machine would be and why its destruction was important.
** Not at all. He came to the conclusion that the Machine was dangerous and would easily be misused and his true endgame wasn't just to escape, but to destroy the machine and all associated materials to prevent it from being rebuilt. The microfilm was an abstract (and dramatic) way of demonstrating how dangerous the machine would be and why its destruction was important.
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** Note that this question is dealt with in the original short story: there's a specific clause in Jennings' (and any other mechanic at Rethrick Construction) contract that allows him to substitute the money with any objects he wants. As Jennings argues, Rethrick just recognized that [[spoiler: mechanics working on such a project would use the time mirror for their own goals anyway - and he didn't care, as long as they didn't interfere with his own ones. Kelly states that Rethrick never said anything about the objects mechanics chose for themselves]].
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** Note that this question is dealt with in the original short story: there's a specific clause in Jennings' (and any other mechanic at Rethrick Construction) contract that allows him to substitute the money with any objects he wants. As Jennings argues, Rethrick just recognized that [[spoiler: mechanics working on such a project would use the [[spoiler:the time mirror mirror]] for their own goals anyway - and he didn't care, as long as they didn't interfere with his ''his'' own ones. objectives. Kelly states that Rethrick never said anything about the objects mechanics chose for themselves]].themselves.
