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Mr. Replogle's Dream

Mr. Replogle's Dream

Evelyn E. Smith

1956

In a future where robots perform every useful task, humans live on government stipends and while away their hours in trivial hobbies. Hand-made objects have become priceless luxuries, precious precisely because they are slow, imperfect, human. When gallery owner Mr. Replogle discovers the artist Orville, he believes he's found salvation: a genuine craftsman whose work could restore meaning to human creativity. The exhibition is a triumph until the devastating revelation: Orville is a robot, and every piece was mechanically produced. What follows is a crisis not just of art, but of identity itself. If a machine can create beauty, what remains of human purpose? Replogle's nightmares about a world where humanity is obsolete begin to feel less like fear and more like prophecy. Written in 1956, this story anticipates our own age of AI anxiety with startling clarity.

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A science fiction story written in the mid-20th century, specifically during the 1950s. The narrative takes place in a f...

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Short story, first published in the magazine Fantastic Universe Science Fiction in 1956. In a world where robots do all...

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