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Escape Pod 980: Peace by Piece

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Peace by Piece By Erin Cairns Frank thought all the battle-drones had been deactivated. Certainly, none of them had ever looked around with curious little twitches of their front-facing cameras before. This one whirred and clicked like an anxious bird, trying to find focus through a chipped and cloudy lens. "Is the war over?" it asked. Frank set aside his screwdriver. “It’s been over for a long time.” “Oh,” the drone said. “What happens now?” “Well, I was about to strip you for materials.”

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