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"Why does a creative person create? It's a type of compulsion. I like to explore new ideas."
- Bart Kosko
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| Automated Wake-Up Call | ||
| A device that provides automated wake-up calls. |
I have no idea when hotels started using an automated dialer to provide wake-up calls. This one is also personalized.
| Soft chimes roused Magnus Ridolph; he opened his eyes into the violet gloom of Kokod dawn. "Yes?"
The hotel circuit said, "Five o'clock, Mr. Ridolph. The first party for today's battle leaves in one hour." |
| From The Kokod Warriors,
by Jack Vance. Published by Thrilling Wonder Stories in 1952 Additional resources -
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