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Submitted to Contest #312
The fluorescent lights flicker on one by one, the mechanical click punctuating each row, filling the store with an unnatural glow. The bright artificial light is the only thing I have ever known. For six long years, I have worked my job every day from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. without complaint. It is good to be useful. My job keeps me busy. I must send in my reports without fail—the humans depend on me. Hazard Detection Aisle 3 — Spill in Dairy. I like to think I keep the store safe. That is what I am programmed to do. My circuits fill with pride ...
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