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The Machine Stops

E. M. Forster

Narrated by Mark Bowen

Released
December 19, 2023
Length
1 hr 29 mins
Format
Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher
Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
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The Machine Stops is a science fiction short story by Edward Morgan Forster, published in 1909, set in a dystopian world entirely dependent on a vast, controlling Machine. The story explores themes of technological reliance and societal structure, and it is notable for predicting future innovations like long-distance air travel, the Internet, and video conferencing.
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