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The children must not be alarmed. There must be no bits of blood to frighten them. The robot's voice said gently, "Today will be a holiday to become accustomed to the changes. There will be school tomorrow." THE CHILDREN MUST NOT BE ALARMED THERE MUST BE NO BITS OF BLOOD TO FRIGHTEN THEM THE ROBOTS VOICE SAID GENTLY TO DAY WILL BE A HOLIDAY TO BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO THE CHANGES THERE WILL BE SCHOOL TO MORROW
me." The house was silent. The robot that tended the house came gliding in answer. "Would you like breakfast, Master Malone?" "I've had breakfast. I want my folks. Hey! Mom, Dad!" He went into the bedroom. It was clean and empty and scrubbed. "Where's my mother and father?" The metal voice of the robot beside Johnny said, "I am going to live with you. You will learn as much at home as you do at school." "Where's my mother?" "I'm your mother." "Where's my father?" "I'm your father." Johnny Malone swung. "You mean my mother and father are gone?" Tears gathered in his eyes. Gently, gently, the metal hand pulled him against the metal body. "Your folks have gone away, Johnny. Everyone's folks have gone away. We will stay with you." Johnny Malone ran his glance around the room. "I might have known they were gone. The place is so clean." * * * * * All the houses were clean. The servant robots had cleaned all night. The roboteachers had checked each house before the children were brought home. HEY WENT INTO THE MAYOR'S HOUSE JOHNNY CALLED MUM DAD I'M HOME THE HOUSE WAS SILENT THE ROBUCK THAT TENDED THE HOUSE CAME GLIDING IN ANSWER WOULD YOU LIKE BREAKFAST MASTER MALONE I'VE HAD BREAKFAST I WANT MY FOLKS HEY MUM HEY DAD HE WENT INTO THE BEDROOM IT WAS CLEAN AND EMPTY AND SCRUBBED WHERE'S MY MOTHER AND FATHER THE METAL VOICE OF THE ROBOUT BESIDE JOHNNY SAID I AM GOING TO LIVE WITH YOU YOU WILL LEARN AS MUCH AT HOME AS YOU DO AT SCHOOL WHERE'S MY MOTHER I'M YOUR MOTHER WHERE'S MY FATHER I'M YOUR FATHER JOHNNY MALONE SWUNG YOU MEAN MY MOTHER AND FATHER ARE GONE TEARS GATHERED IN HIS EYES GENTLY GENTLY THE METAL HAND PULLED HIM AGAINST THE METAL BODY YOUR FOLKS HAVE GONE AWAY JOHNNY EVERY ONE'S FOLKS HAVE GONE AWAY WE WILL STAY WITH YOU JOHNNY MALONE RAN HIS GLANCE AROUND THE ROOM I MIGHT HAVE KNOWN THEY WERE GONE THE PLACE IS SO CLEAN ALL THE HOUSES WERE CLEAN THE SERVANT ROBOTS HAD CLEANED ALL NIGHT THE ROBEL TEACHERS HAD CHECKED EACH HOUSE BEFORE THE CHILDREN WERE BROUGHT HOME
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