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"Warning, warning," announced a very loud voice "all entities are to move to a
distance of at least 50 meters from the epicenter. Anyone within the flashing
circle is inside the danger zone."
The warning was not really necessary. Everyone had retreated beyond the
perimeter of the flashing circle.
"Applying final super-charge," said central.
The jack-hammer racket as well as the motion continued while Sam's body rose
from the pavement to a standing position. Lucy did not let go and she rose with
him. Her ambulatory units were now wrapped around Sam's waist and her manual
units clenched behind his back. It caused her rapidly spinning chest units to be
pushed against his chest adding a sharp screeching noise to the cacophony. Sam
lifted his hands and face to the sky, while Lucy shifted her gaze upwards as
well.
"Five, four, three," said Central.
With an almost imperceptible velocity, Sam's feet lifted from the ground.
"Two, one," continued Central.
Sam's feet were now almost five inches above ground. The combined noise level
seemed to have increased yet again and it all sounded a lot like a large
supersonic jet getting ready for lift-off.
"Zero," said Central and a large bolt of electricity struck the two robots. There
were no clouds so the bolt seemed to come out of nowhere. The two robots picked
up speed and rocketed skywards just as the first thunderous sonic boom
resounded. Within 3 seconds it was followed by a second one as Sam and Lucy
reached Mach one and just like that they were out of sight and a blessed silence
descended on the now empty street. A few drop of lubricant oil and hydraulic
fluid marking the charted and cracked pavement testified to the momentous event,
but they were not going to be be there much longer. The cleaners showed up
within minutes.
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