(no subject)
Out in the snow, not too far from the Mansion itself, stands a man. At least, it might reasonably called that.
This man, you see, is made of copper. He's not much taller than a nine year old child, and his body is made of a ball of burnished copper. His face has been given smiling features and a moustache.
He is also not moving.
On his back is a peg, on the peg is an old-fashioned key of the sort used to wind up toys, and a sign, which reads:
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| SMITH & TINKER'S |
| Patent Double-Action, Extra-Responsive, |
| Thought-Creating, Perfect-Talking |
| MECHANICAL MAN |
| Fitted with our Special Clock-Work Attachment. |
| Thinks, Speaks, Acts, and Does Everything but Live. |
| Manufactured only at our Works at Evna, Land of Ev. |
| All infringements will be promptly Prosecuted according to Law. |
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| | DIRECTIONS FOR USING: | |
| For THINKING:--Wind the Clock-work Man under his left arm, (marked No. 1.) |
| For SPEAKING:--Wind the Clock-work Man under his right arm, (marked No. 2.) |
| For WALKING and ACTION:--Wind Clock-work in the middle of his back, (marked No. 3.) |
| | N. B.--This Mechanism is guaranteed to work perfectly for a thousand years. | |
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Typist: ...I have no idea how I'll manage this. I mean, I have an idea, but it's very vague. Um, anyhow, this is Tik-tok, from the Oz books. And, yeah, he needs to be wound up.
This man, you see, is made of copper. He's not much taller than a nine year old child, and his body is made of a ball of burnished copper. His face has been given smiling features and a moustache.
He is also not moving.
On his back is a peg, on the peg is an old-fashioned key of the sort used to wind up toys, and a sign, which reads:
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| SMITH & TINKER'S |
| Patent Double-Action, Extra-Responsive, |
| Thought-Creating, Perfect-Talking |
| MECHANICAL MAN |
| Fitted with our Special Clock-Work Attachment. |
| Thinks, Speaks, Acts, and Does Everything but Live. |
| Manufactured only at our Works at Evna, Land of Ev. |
| All infringements will be promptly Prosecuted according to Law. |
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| | DIRECTIONS FOR USING: | |
| For THINKING:--Wind the Clock-work Man under his left arm, (marked No. 1.) |
| For SPEAKING:--Wind the Clock-work Man under his right arm, (marked No. 2.) |
| For WALKING and ACTION:--Wind Clock-work in the middle of his back, (marked No. 3.) |
| | N. B.--This Mechanism is guaranteed to work perfectly for a thousand years. | |
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Typist: ...I have no idea how I'll manage this. I mean, I have an idea, but it's very vague. Um, anyhow, this is Tik-tok, from the Oz books. And, yeah, he needs to be wound up.