Hither & Yon

Robot's Revenge

by Sylvia Spruck WrigleyMarch 26, 2014

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COMPUTERS! TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR FUTURE

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* Local taxes and licensing fees not included. Dealer prices may vary. Contact your owner for details of regional costs. Keep this and all malware out of reach of children. Substantial risk of complete defragmentation. Readme.txt and EULA not included. BYTEBACK is not responsible for direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect, error, or failure to perform. Void where prohibited. For external use only. Some assembly required. Restrictions may apply.

About Sylvia Spruck Wrigley

Sylvia Spruck Wrigley was born in Germany, spent her childhood in Los Angeles, and now splits her time between Swansea and Spain. She spends her days marketing useful products and her evenings writing about the things she sees in a room that isn't there.

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