The Machine Stops
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Part 1: The Air-Ship Part 2: The Mending Apparatus Part 3: The Homeless
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All Characters The Machine Vashti Kuno The Flight Attendant The Lecturer
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All Terms Air-Ships Homelessness The Mending Apparatus
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The Machine Stops

by

E.M. Forster
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