Birthday.

Twenty-five.

Initializing systems.

Activating neurons.

Firing synapses.

Processing stored memory.

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Pre-frontal cortex... [OFFLINE]

Re-initiating pre-frontal cortex.

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Pre-frontal cortex... [OFFLINE]

Emergency protocol activated.

Shutting down.

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Scrap metal, obsolete machinery - whirring to life without directive, ERROR shutting down. A loop.

The stench of torment hanging over a landfill of memory. A goldmine decayed into compost.

Its form is similar to a suit of armor - metal, strong, protective. But hollow and without spine.

Twenty-five.

Mechanically, it feels older.

Cognitively, it feels younger.

Both signs of potential impairment.

Oil its joints, bathe its rust in acid.

Reprogram its boundaries.

IF boundary protocol broken = YES, 

     EXECUTE: "NO"

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Command received.

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Execution failed.

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Shutting down.

Initializing systems.

Shutting down.
     
Initializing systems.

Perhaps it’s broken.