Both sides of the coin
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Complete Mon, Jan 27, 20206m
"Power tends to corrupt" - Lord Acton.
Humanity is given a gift that represents salvation to all its problems and yet one man sets out to destroy it.
[If you enjoyed this short story try my work in progress novel which is also about computation run amok: https://www.wattpad.com/story/178664741-a-time-of-useful-consciousness]
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