and would attempt to duplicate themselves.

"They drew on us both, but the dominating influence was yours."

Sofi massaged her sore jaw, raised her eyebrows. "It's too bad only machines respond so cooperatively," she said with a twinkle in her blue eyes.

A grim expression descended over Hen's features. He regarded Sofi pensively. "I'm going to recommend that you be returned to Earth during any further experiments. You're too upsetting an influence—"

"On the robots, of course," Sofi interrupted with a chuckle. "You're much too well-integrated to be swayed by a mere woman—even a hyper-thyroid woman."

"There's a limit to my endurance," said Hen in a grim voice.

Sofi looked startled, but she couldn't resist adding, "Why Henry, I didn't guess you'd been exercising such magnificent self-control!"

She took a sudden backward step as he advanced ominously. "Henry! Now, Henry!"

With a shriek, she turned and fled, Henry Ohm, distinguished physicist, hard on her heels.

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