"Once, men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them."
Frank Herbert, Dune
 
XT-276 completes another engagement and earns another commendation from Democrat AI central command, an unbroken record of service.  
 
Don't be evil, soldier. 
 
Content warning: War, violence, death, slavery
 
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