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    The Success Machine
    The Success Machine
    The Success Machine
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    The Success Machine

    By Henry Slesar

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    Mechanical brains are all the rage these days, so General Products just had to have one. But the blamed thing almost put them out of business. Why? It had no tact. It insisted upon telling the truth!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJovian Press
    Release dateApr 12, 2017
    ISBN9781537824819
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      The Success Machine - Henry Slesar

      THE SUCCESS MACHINE

      Henry Slesar

      JOVIAN PRESS

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      All rights reserved. Aside from brief quotations for media coverage and reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced or distributed in any form without the author’s permission. Thank you for supporting authors and a diverse, creative culture by purchasing this book and complying with copyright laws.

      Copyright © 2017 by Henry Slesar

      Published by Jovian Press

      Interior design by Pronoun

      Distribution by Pronoun

      ISBN: 9781537824819

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      THE SUCCESS MACHINE

      THE

      SUCCESS

      MACHINE

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      THE PERSONNELOVAC WINKED, CHITTERED, CHORTLED, chuckled, and burped a card into the slot. Colihan picked it up and closed his eyes in prayer.

      Oh, Lord. Let this one be all right!

      He read the card. It was pink.

      "Subject #34580. Apt. Rat. 34577. Psych. Clas. 45. Last Per. Vac.

      "An. 3/5/98. Rat. 19. Cur. Rat. 14.

      "Analysis: Subject demonstrates decreased mechanical coordination. Decrease in work-energy per man-hour. Marked increase in waste-motion due to subject’s interest in non-essential activities such

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