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Charles stood beside the body of his friend. He felt for a pulse once, and allowed the withered hand to fall. He walked to a corner of the shack and turned off the tired air pump.
The tape that Mark had prepared had a few cracked inches left to run. 'I hope he finds his Martha,' the robot croaked, and then the tape broke.
His rusted limbs would not bend, and he stood frozen, staring back at the naked stars. Then he bowed his head.
'The Lord is my shepherd,' Charles said. 'I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me ...'
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