In The Limelight
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At first we were experiments.
But soon we were built into success.
And then to be sold as merchandise.
We created a whole new industry and economy.
But in truth... all we wanted to do was live.
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The mechanic and robotics industry has boasted to new heights in 2019. Prosthetic limbs are now realistic and functional to the most powerful capacity than they ever have been. But also it has expanded. First beginning in Japan and then growing over seas into the United States. The Dolls have become a hit. Selling for millions. Once bought they can never be resold. If faulty just destroyed.
The only thing a doll is supposed to do.... is follow orders.
So why can't three dolls follow orders like they were programed too? They must be found and they must be eliminated on sight. No matter what. Regardless of who they pretend to be...deep down....they are dangerous.
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