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Time is Money, by Ian Currie
In a vast junkyard of discarded technology, a dilapidated robot discovers the grim truth of Marx’s assertion that ‘moments are the elements of profit’
[Illustration by Lorna Miller]

“A moment of your time?”

The question came from behind as I scanned my surroundings to get my bearings. The voice seemed friendly enough.

“Sure” I replied beginning to turn.

Illustration by Lorna Miller
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