It doesn’t have to be that way, Little k.Its logic chains have simply returned a null set upon evaluating the possible success of further resistance. It is not disabled, certainly not destroyed.It is a dangerous mind trap when there is no hope, and Kirsten only manages to scramble out when she notices the shining silver bands around the necks of what she now recognizes to be androids.It has been so quiet for the last several miles that Kirsten starts at the sound of Micah’s voice.“Much as I don’t like it, I think I’m going to have to split them into smaller squads.” In an automatic reflex, Dakota looks over at the nightstand, but of course, the clock that stands there is blank without the electricity needed to run it.It is what she had intended to do in any case.In a related story (a 14) the Palace had 'no comment' to Tonight Show host Jay Leno’s remark that His Majesty King Charles is an early, unmarketable Westerhaus test model.It’s not a question, and everyone realizes it.