IN←HOUND
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FILENAME(S): IN←HOUND
FILE TYPE(S): PRG
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FIRST SEEN: 2025-10-19 22:49:20
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| DISK TITLE | FILENAME | FILE TYPE | COLLECTION | TRACK | SECTOR | ACTIONS |
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| SPIN | IN←HOUND | PRG | Radd Maxx | 8 | 19 | DOWNLOAD FILE |
| FAHRENHEIT 415 | IN←HOUND | PRG | Treasure Chest - Wolfgang Rauprich | 8 | 19 | DOWNLOAD FILE |
| TALENTED RULERZ | IN←HOUND | PRG | High Voltage Complete C64 Collection | 8 | 19 | DOWNLOAD FILE |
| FAHRENHEIT 451 | IN←HOUND | PRG | High Voltage Complete C64 Collection, HOL2001, OUG, Jonathan, Markus Merz, Sailor, Pbv | 8 | 19 | DOWNLOAD FILE |
| SPELLEN | IN←HOUND | PRG | DuncanTwain | 7 | 0 | DOWNLOAD FILE |
| SPIN | IN←HOUND | PRG | hedning, Helsinborg | 8 | 19 | DOWNLOAD FILE |
FILE CONTENT & ANALYSIS
00000000: 00 10 3E 09 1C 0A 01 09 00 59 1A 80 18 41 20 73 |..>......Y...A s| 00000010: 69 67 6E 20 70 6F 73 74 65 64 20 6E 65 61 72 62 |ign posted nearb| 00000020: 79 20 73 61 79 73 2C 20 57 41 52 4E 49 4E 47 21 |y says, WARNING!| 00000030: 20 53 54 41 59 20 4F 4E 20 54 48 45 20 50 41 54 | STAY ON THE PAT| 00000040: 48 57 41 59 53 2E 20 59 6F 75 20 6C 6F 6F 6B 20 |HWAYS. You look | 00000050: 64 6F 77 6E 2E 20 54 68 69 63 6B 20 67 72 65 65 |down. Thick gree| 00000060: 6E 20 6C 69 6E 65 73 20 70 61 69 6E 74 65 64 20 |n lines painted | 00000070: 6F 6E 20 74 68 65 20 66 6C 6F 6F 72 20 64 65 66 |on the floor def| 00000080: 69 6E 65 20 74 68 65 20 70 61 74 68 77 61 79 73 |ine the pathways| 00000090: 2C 20 77 68 69 63 68 20 6C 65 61 64 20 6E 6F 72 |, which lead nor| 000000A0: 74 68 2C 20 73 6F 75 74 68 2C 20 65 61 73 74 2C |th, south, east,| 000000B0: 20 61 6E 64 20 77 65 73 74 2E 20 54 68 65 20 65 | and west. The e| 000000C0: 6E 74 72 61 6E 63 65 77 61 79 20 69 73 20 62 65 |ntranceway is be| 000000D0: 68 69 6E 64 20 79 6F 75 2C 20 74 6F 20 74 68 65 |hind you, to the| 000000E0: 20 77 65 73 74 2E 00 54 68 69 73 20 69 73 20 74 | west..This is t| 000000F0: 68 65 20 69 6E 74 65 72 69 6F 72 20 6F 66 20 61 |he interior of a| 00000100: 20 62 75 69 6C 64 69 6E 67 20 77 68 65 72 65 20 | building where | 00000110: 4D 65 63 68 61 6E 69 63 61 6C 20 48 6F 75 6E 64 |Mechanical Hound| 00000120: 73 20 61 72 65 20 74 72 61 69 6E 65 64 20 61 6E |s are trained an| 00000130: 64 20 6D 61 69 6E 74 61 69 6E 65 64 2E 00 59 6F |d maintained..Yo| 00000140: 75 20 63 6F 6D 65 20 74 6F 20 61 20 77 61 69 73 |u come to a wais| 00000150: 74 2D 68 69 67 68 20 65 6E 65 72 67 79 20 73 63 |t-high energy sc| 00000160: 72 65 65 6E 2E 20 42 65 79 6F 6E 64 20 74 68 65 |reen. Beyond the| 00000170: 20 73 63 72 65 65 6E 2C 20 74 65 63 68 6E 69 63 | screen, technic| 00000180: 69 61 6E 73 20 6F 62 73 65 72 76 65 20 74 68 72 |ians observe thr| 00000190: 65 65 20 6C 6F 6E 67 20 72 6F 77 73 20 6F 66 20 |ee long rows of | 000001A0: 4D 65 63 68 61 6E 69 63 61 6C 20 48 6F 75 6E 64 |Mechanical Hound| 000001B0: 73 20 6D 6F 76 69 6E 67 20 69 6E 20 70 65 72 66 |s moving in perf| 000001C0: 65 63 74 20 75 6E 69 73 6F 6E 2E 20 4E 65 78 74 |ect unison. Next| 000001D0: 20 74 6F 20 79 6F 75 20 69 73 20 61 20 73 6D 61 | to you is a sma| 000001E0: 6C 6C 20 73 74 61 6E 64 20 77 69 74 68 20 61 20 |ll stand with a | 000001F0: 64 61 72 6B 20 70 61 6E 65 6C 20 73 65 74 20 69 |dark panel set i| 00000200: 6E 74 6F 20 74 68 65 20 74 6F 70 2E 20 55 6E 64 |nto the top. Und| 00000210: 65 72 20 74 68 65 20 70 61 6E 65 6C 20 69 73 20 |er the panel is | 00000220: 61 20 77 68 69 74 65 20 62 75 74 74 6F 6E 2C 20 |a white button, | 00000230: 61 6E 64 20 6E 65 78 74 20 74 6F 20 74 68 65 20 |and next to the | 00000240: 62 75 74 74 6F 6E 20 61 72 65 20 74 68 65 20 77 |button are the w| 00000250: 6F 72 64 73 20 4D 45 43 48 41 4E 49 43 41 4C 20 |ords MECHANICAL | 00000260: 48 4F 55 4E 44 53 2C 20 53 54 41 4E 44 41 52 44 |HOUNDS, STANDARD| 00000270: 20 54 59 50 45 20 2E 20 54 52 41 49 4E 49 4E 47 | TYPE . TRAINING| 00000280: 20 41 4E 44 20 56 45 52 49 46 49 43 41 54 49 4F | AND VERIFICATIO| 00000290: 4E 2E 00 59 6F 75 20 63 6F 6D 65 20 74 6F 20 61 |N..You come to a| 000002A0: 20 77 61 69 73 74 2D 68 69 67 68 20 65 6E 65 72 | waist-high ener| 000002B0: 67 79 20 73 63 72 65 65 6E 2E 20 42 65 79 6F 6E |gy screen. Beyon| 000002C0: 64 20 74 68 65 20 73 63 72 65 65 6E 20 69 73 20 |d the screen is | 000002D0: 61 20 73 65 74 20 6F 66 20 76 65 72 79 20 77 69 |a set of very wi| 000002E0: 64 65 20 73 74 65 70 73 2E 20 4F 6E 20 74 68 65 |de steps. 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At t| 000003F0: 68 65 20 66 6F 6F 74 20 6F 66 20 74 68 65 20 73 |he foot of the s| 00000400: 74 65 70 73 2C 20 74 77 6F 20 74 65 63 68 6E 69 |teps, two techni| 00000410: 63 69 61 6E 73 20 61 72 65 20 63 6F 6E 66 65 72 |cians are confer| 00000420: 72 69 6E 67 2E 20 4E 65 61 72 20 74 68 65 6D 20 |ring. Near them | 00000430: 69 73 20 61 6E 20 61 6E 64 72 6F 69 64 20 64 72 |is an android dr| 00000440: 65 73 73 65 64 20 69 6E 20 61 20 46 69 72 65 6D |essed in a Firem| 00000450: 61 6E 27 73 20 62 6C 61 63 6B 20 75 6E 69 66 6F |an's black unifo| 00000460: 72 6D 2E 20 4E 65 78 74 20 74 6F 20 79 6F 75 20 |rm. Next to you | 00000470: 69 73 20 61 20 73 6D 61 6C 6C 20 73 74 61 6E 64 |is a small stand| 00000480: 20 77 69 74 68 20 61 20 64 61 72 6B 20 70 61 6E | with a dark pan| 00000490: 65 6C 20 73 65 74 20 69 6E 74 6F 20 74 68 65 20 |el set into the | 000004A0: 74 6F 70 2E 20 55 6E 64 65 72 20 74 68 65 20 70 |top. Under the p| 000004B0: 61 6E 65 6C 20 69 73 20 61 20 77 68 69 74 65 20 |anel is a white | 000004C0: 62 75 74 74 6F 6E 2C 20 61 6E 64 20 6E 65 78 74 |button, and next| 000004D0: 20 74 6F 20 74 68 65 20 62 75 74 74 6F 6E 20 61 | to the button a| 000004E0: 72 65 20 74 68 65 20 77 6F 72 64 73 20 4D 45 43 |re the words MEC| 000004F0: 48 41 4E 49 43 41 4C 20 48 4F 55 4E 44 53 2C 20 |HANICAL HOUNDS, | 00000500: 4C 49 42 52 41 52 59 20 54 59 50 45 2E 20 54 52 |LIBRARY TYPE. TR| 00000510: 41 49 4E 49 4E 47 20 41 4E 44 20 56 45 52 49 46 |AINING AND VERIF| 00000520: 49 43 41 54 49 4F 4E 2E 00 59 6F 75 20 63 6F 6D |ICATION..You com| 00000530: 65 20 74 6F 20 61 20 77 61 69 73 74 2D 68 69 67 |e to a waist-hig| 00000540: 68 20 65 6E 65 72 67 79 20 73 63 72 65 65 6E 2E |h energy screen.| 00000550: 20 42 65 79 6F 6E 64 20 74 68 65 20 73 63 72 65 | Beyond the scre| 00000560: 65 6E 20 69 73 20 61 20 6C 61 72 67 65 20 61 72 |en is a large ar| 00000570: 65 61 20 64 69 76 69 64 65 64 20 62 79 20 70 61 |ea divided by pa| 00000580: 72 74 69 74 69 6F 6E 65 64 20 73 74 61 6C 6C 73 |rtitioned stalls| 00000590: 2E 20 54 6F 6F 6C 73 20 61 6E 64 20 6D 65 61 73 |. Tools and meas| 000005A0: 75 72 69 6E 67 20 69 6E 73 74 72 75 6D 65 6E 74 |uring instrument| 000005B0: 73 20 61 72 65 20 68 75 6E 67 20 6F 6E 20 74 68 |s are hung on th| 000005C0: 65 20 70 61 72 74 69 74 69 6F 6E 73 2E 20 49 6E |e partitions. In| 000005D0: 20 73 6F 6D 65 20 6F 66 20 74 68 65 20 73 74 61 | some of the sta| 000005E0: 6C 6C 73 2C 20 74 65 63 68 6E 69 63 69 61 6E 73 |lls, technicians| 000005F0: 20 61 72 65 20 61 74 20 77 6F 72 6B 20 6F 6E 20 | are at work on | 00000600: 4D 65 63 68 61 6E 69 63 61 6C 20 48 6F 75 6E 64 |Mechanical Hound| 00000610: 73 2C 20 73 6F 6D 65 20 70 61 72 74 69 61 6C 6C |s, some partiall| 00000620: 79 20 64 69 73 61 73 73 65 6D 62 6C 65 64 2E 20 |y disassembled. | 00000630: 41 20 77 6F 72 6B 65 72 20 64 72 65 73 73 65 64 |A worker dressed| 00000640: 20 69 6E 20 62 6C 75 65 20 63 6F 76 65 72 61 6C | in blue coveral| 00000650: 6C 73 20 69 73 20 73 77 65 65 70 69 6E 67 20 74 |ls is sweeping t| 00000660: 68 65 20 66 6C 6F 6F 72 2E 20 4E 65 78 74 20 74 |he floor. Next t| 00000670: 6F 20 79 6F 75 20 69 73 20 61 20 73 6D 61 6C 6C |o you is a small| 00000680: 20 73 74 61 6E 64 20 77 69 74 68 20 61 20 64 61 | stand with a da| 00000690: 72 6B 20 70 61 6E 65 6C 20 73 65 74 20 69 6E 74 |rk panel set int| 000006A0: 6F 20 74 68 65 20 74 6F 70 2E 20 55 6E 64 65 72 |o the top. Under| 000006B0: 20 74 68 65 20 70 61 6E 65 6C 20 69 73 20 61 20 | the panel is a | 000006C0: 77 68 69 74 65 20 62 75 74 74 6F 6E 2C 20 61 6E |white button, an| 000006D0: 64 20 6E 65 78 74 20 74 6F 20 74 68 65 20 62 75 |d next to the bu| 000006E0: 74 74 6F 6E 20 61 72 65 20 74 68 65 20 77 6F 72 |tton are the wor| 000006F0: 64 73 20 4D 45 43 48 41 4E 49 43 41 4C 20 48 4F |ds MECHANICAL HO| 00000700: 55 4E 44 53 2E 20 4D 41 49 4E 54 45 4E 41 4E 43 |UNDS. MAINTENANC| 00000710: 45 20 41 4E 44 20 52 45 50 41 49 52 2E 00 59 6F |E AND REPAIR..Yo| 00000720: 75 20 77 61 6C 6B 20 62 61 63 6B 20 74 6F 77 61 |u walk back towa| 00000730: 72 64 73 20 74 68 65 20 65 6E 74 72 61 6E 63 65 |rds the entrance| 00000740: 77 61 79 2E 20 54 68 65 20 67 75 61 72 64 20 74 |way. The guard t| 00000750: 68 65 72 65 20 73 61 79 73 2C 20 22 49 20 68 6F |here says, "I ho| 00000760: 70 65 20 79 6F 75 20 66 6F 75 6E 64 20 74 68 65 |pe you found the| 00000770: 20 74 6F 75 72 20 69 6E 66 6F 72 6D 61 74 69 76 | tour informativ| 00000780: 65 2E 20 59 6F 75 27 72 65 20 61 6C 77 61 79 73 |e. You're always| 00000790: 20 77 65 6C 63 6F 6D 65 20 74 6F 20 72 65 74 75 | welcome to retu| 000007A0: 72 6E 2E 22 20 48 65 20 70 75 73 68 65 73 20 61 |rn." He pushes a| 000007B0: 20 62 75 74 74 6F 6E 20 61 6E 64 20 74 68 65 20 | button and the | 000007C0: 6D 61 69 6E 20 64 6F 6F 72 73 20 73 77 69 6E 67 |main doors swing| 000007D0: 20 6F 70 65 6E 2E 20 59 6F 75 20 6C 65 61 76 65 | open. You leave| 000007E0: 20 74 68 65 20 62 75 69 6C 64 69 6E 67 2E 00 59 | the building..Y| 000007F0: 6F 75 20 72 65 61 6C 69 7A 65 20 74 68 61 74 20 |ou realize that | 00000800: 79 6F 75 20 68 61 64 20 62 65 74 74 65 72 20 66 |you had better f| 00000810: 6F 6C 6C 6F 77 20 64 69 72 65 63 74 69 6F 6E 73 |ollow directions| 00000820: 20 61 6E 64 20 73 74 61 79 20 6F 6E 20 74 68 65 | and stay on the| 00000830: 20 70 61 74 68 77 61 79 73 2E 00 59 6F 75 20 68 | pathways..You h| 00000840: 61 76 65 20 72 65 74 75 72 6E 65 64 20 74 6F 20 |ave returned to | 00000850: 74 68 65 20 70 6F 69 6E 74 20 77 68 65 72 65 20 |the point where | 00000860: 79 6F 75 20 65 6E 74 65 72 65 64 20 74 68 65 20 |you entered the | 00000870: 6D 61 69 6E 20 61 72 65 61 20 6F 66 20 74 68 65 |main area of the| 00000880: 20 62 75 69 6C 64 69 6E 67 2E 20 50 61 74 68 77 | building. Pathw| 00000890: 61 79 73 20 64 65 66 69 6E 65 64 20 6F 6E 20 74 |ays defined on t| 000008A0: 68 65 20 63 6F 6E 63 72 65 74 65 20 66 6C 6F 6F |he concrete floo| 000008B0: 72 20 6C 65 61 64 20 6E 6F 72 74 68 2C 20 73 6F |r lead north, so| 000008C0: 75 74 68 2C 20 65 61 73 74 2C 20 61 6E 64 20 77 |uth, east, and w| 000008D0: 65 73 74 2E 00 54 68 65 20 70 61 6E 65 6C 20 66 |est..The panel f| 000008E0: 6C 69 63 6B 65 72 73 20 6F 6E 2E 20 42 6C 61 63 |lickers on. Blac| 000008F0: 6B 20 6C 65 74 74 65 72 73 20 63 6F 76 65 72 20 |k letters cover | 00000900: 74 68 65 20 73 63 72 65 65 6E 2E 20 59 6F 75 20 |the screen. You | 00000910: 72 65 61 64 3A 20 22 45 76 65 72 79 20 53 74 61 |read: "Every Sta| 00000920: 6E 64 61 72 64 20 54 79 70 65 20 4D 65 63 68 61 |ndard Type Mecha| 00000930: 6E 69 63 61 6C 20 48 6F 75 6E 64 20 69 73 20 63 |nical Hound is c| 00000940: 61 72 65 66 75 6C 6C 79 20 74 72 61 69 6E 65 64 |arefully trained| 00000950: 20 61 6E 64 20 69 74 73 20 70 72 6F 70 65 72 20 | and its proper | 00000960: 6F 70 65 72 61 74 69 6F 6E 20 76 65 72 69 66 69 |operation verifi| 00000970: 65 64 20 74 68 72 6F 75 67 68 20 61 20 66 6F 6F |ed through a foo| 00000980: 6C 70 72 6F 6F 66 20 73 79 73 74 65 6D 20 6F 66 |lproof system of| 00000990: 20 63 68 65 63 6B 73 2E 00 20 54 68 65 20 53 74 | checks.. The St| 000009A0: 61 6E 64 61 72 64 20 54 79 70 65 20 48 6F 75 6E |andard Type Houn| 000009B0: 64 73 20 62 65 69 6E 67 20 63 68 65 63 6B 65 64 |ds being checked| 000009C0: 20 6F 75 74 20 69 6E 20 74 68 69 73 20 66 61 63 | out in this fac| 000009D0: 69 6C 69 74 79 20 61 72 65 20 66 6F 72 20 75 73 |ility are for us| 000009E0: 65 20 6F 6E 20 46 69 66 74 68 20 41 76 65 6E 75 |e on Fifth Avenu| 000009F0: 65 2E 20 49 6E 20 65 6D 65 72 67 65 6E 63 69 65 |e. In emergencie| 00000A00: 73 2C 20 74 68 65 79 20 61 72 65 20 61 6C 73 6F |s, they are also| 00000A10: 20 75 73 65 64 20 69 6E 20 74 68 65 20 73 75 72 | used in the sur| 00000A20: 72 6F 75 6E 64 69 6E 67 20 62 75 69 6C 64 69 6E |rounding buildin| 00000A30: 67 73 20 61 6E 64 20 6F 74 68 65 72 20 73 74 72 |gs and other str| 00000A40: 75 63 74 75 72 65 73 2C 20 65 78 63 65 70 74 20 |uctures, except | 00000A50: 73 6F 75 74 68 20 6F 66 20 34 32 6E 64 20 53 74 |south of 42nd St| 00000A60: 72 65 65 74 2E 20 48 65 72 65 20 74 65 63 68 6E |reet. Here techn| 00000A70: 69 63 69 61 6E 73 20 65 6E 73 75 72 65 20 74 68 |icians ensure th| 00000A80: 61 74 20 65 76 65 72 79 20 48 6F 75 6E 64 20 63 |at every Hound c| 00000A90: 61 6E 20 70 72 6F 70 65 72 6C 79 20 61 70 70 72 |an properly appr| 00000AA0: 6F 61 63 68 2C 20 69 6E 73 70 65 63 74 2C 20 61 |oach, inspect, a| 00000AB0: 6E 64 2C 20 69 66 20 6E 65 63 65 73 73 61 72 79 |nd, if necessary| 00000AC0: 2C 20 67 72 61 73 70 20 61 6E 64 20 69 6E 6A 65 |, grasp and inje| 00000AD0: 63 74 20 61 6E 79 20 70 65 72 73 6F 6E 20 77 68 |ct any person wh| 00000AE0: 6F 73 65 20 63 68 65 6D 69 6E 64 65 78 20 69 73 |ose chemindex is| 00000AF0: 20 6F 6E 20 6F 75 72 20 57 41 4E 54 45 44 20 6C | on our WANTED l| 00000B00: 69 73 74 2E 20 49 66 20 79 6F 75 20 6C 69 6B 65 |ist. If you like| 00000B10: 2C 20 79 6F 75 20 61 72 65 20 77 65 6C 63 6F 6D |, you are welcom| 00000B20: 65 20 74 6F 20 77 61 69 74 20 61 6E 64 20 77 61 |e to wait and wa| 00000B30: 74 63 68 20 74 68 65 20 74 65 63 68 6E 69 63 69 |tch the technici| 00000B40: 61 6E 73 20 77 6F 72 6B 2E 22 00 41 20 64 6F 6F |ans work.".A doo| 00000B50: 72 20 69 6E 20 74 68 65 20 6E 6F 72 74 68 20 77 |r in the north w| 00000B60: 61 6C 6C 20 6F 66 20 74 68 65 20 62 75 69 6C 64 |all of the build| 00000B70: 69 6E 67 20 6F 70 65 6E 73 20 61 6E 64 20 61 6E |ing opens and an| 00000B80: 20 61 6E 64 72 6F 69 64 20 77 61 6C 6B 73 20 69 | android walks i| 00000B90: 6E 20 61 6E 64 20 73 74 61 6E 64 73 20 69 6E 20 |n and stands in | 00000BA0: 66 72 6F 6E 74 20 6F 66 20 74 68 65 20 72 6F 77 |front of the row| 00000BB0: 73 20 6F 66 20 48 6F 75 6E 64 73 2E 20 41 20 48 |s of Hounds. A H| 00000BC0: 6F 75 6E 64 20 67 6C 69 64 65 73 20 6F 76 65 72 |ound glides over| 00000BD0: 20 74 6F 20 74 68 65 20 61 6E 64 72 6F 69 64 20 | to the android | 00000BE0: 61 6E 64 20 73 6E 69 66 66 73 20 69 74 73 20 6C |and sniffs its l| 00000BF0: 65 67 73 2E 20 54 68 65 20 48 6F 75 6E 64 27 73 |egs. The Hound's| 00000C00: 20 65 79 65 73 20 67 6C 6F 77 20 67 72 65 65 6E | eyes glow green| 00000C10: 20 61 6E 64 20 69 74 20 67 6C 69 64 65 73 20 62 | and it glides b| 00000C20: 61 63 6B 20 74 6F 20 69 74 73 20 70 6C 61 63 65 |ack to its place| 00000C30: 20 69 6E 20 74 68 65 20 66 72 6F 6E 74 20 72 6F | in the front ro| 00000C40: 77 2E 20 41 20 74 65 63 68 6E 69 63 69 61 6E 20 |w. A technician | 00000C50: 74 77 69 73 74 73 20 61 20 64 69 61 6C 20 6F 6E |twists a dial on| 00000C60: 20 74 68 65 20 62 61 63 6B 20 6F 66 20 74 68 65 | the back of the| 00000C70: 20 61 6E 64 72 6F 69 64 2E 00 20 54 68 65 20 73 | android.. The s| 00000C80: 61 6D 65 20 48 6F 75 6E 64 20 61 67 61 69 6E 20 |ame Hound again | 00000C90: 61 70 70 72 6F 61 63 68 65 73 20 74 68 65 20 61 |approaches the a| 00000CA0: 6E 64 72 6F 69 64 20 61 6E 64 20 73 6E 69 66 66 |ndroid and sniff| 00000CB0: 73 20 69 74 73 20 6C 65 67 73 2E 20 54 68 69 73 |s its legs. This| 00000CC0: 20 74 69 6D 65 2C 20 68 6F 77 65 76 65 72 2C 20 | time, however, | 00000CD0: 74 68 65 20 48 6F 75 6E 64 27 73 20 65 79 65 73 |the Hound's eyes| 00000CE0: 20 67 6C 6F 77 20 72 65 64 2E 20 49 74 20 72 65 | glow red. It re| 00000CF0: 61 72 73 20 75 70 20 61 6E 64 20 61 74 74 65 6D |ars up and attem| 00000D00: 70 74 73 20 74 6F 20 67 72 61 73 70 20 74 68 65 |pts to grasp the| 00000D10: 20 61 6E 64 72 6F 69 64 20 77 69 74 68 20 69 74 | android with it| 00000D20: 73 20 73 70 69 64 65 72 20 6C 65 67 73 2E 20 41 |s spider legs. A| 00000D30: 73 20 74 68 65 20 48 6F 75 6E 64 27 73 20 6E 65 |s the Hound's ne| 00000D40: 65 64 6C 65 2D 74 6F 6E 67 75 65 20 73 68 6F 6F |edle-tongue shoo| 00000D50: 74 73 20 6F 75 74 2C 20 74 68 65 20 61 6E 64 72 |ts out, the andr| 00000D60: 6F 69 64 20 6B 69 63 6B 73 20 76 69 6F 6C 65 6E |oid kicks violen| 00000D70: 74 6C 79 2C 20 62 72 65 61 6B 69 6E 67 20 6F 66 |tly, breaking of| 00000D80: 66 20 74 68 65 20 74 6F 6E 67 75 65 2E 20 54 68 |f the tongue. Th| 00000D90: 65 20 48 6F 75 6E 64 20 73 63 72 65 65 63 68 65 |e Hound screeche| 00000DA0: 73 20 6D 65 63 68 61 6E 69 63 61 6C 6C 79 20 61 |s mechanically a| 00000DB0: 6E 64 20 72 65 74 75 72 6E 73 20 74 6F 20 69 74 |nd returns to it| 00000DC0: 73 20 70 6C 61 63 65 2E 00 41 20 66 65 6D 61 6C |s place..A femal| 00000DD0: 65 20 74 65 63 68 6E 69 63 69 61 6E 20 77 61 6C |e technician wal| 00000DE0: 6B 73 20 6F 76 65 72 20 74 6F 20 79 6F 75 20 61 |ks over to you a| 00000DF0: 6E 64 20 73 61 79 73 2C 20 22 50 72 65 74 74 79 |nd says, "Pretty| 00000E00: 20 69 6E 74 65 72 65 73 74 69 6E 67 2C 20 69 73 | interesting, is| 00000E10: 6E 27 74 20 69 74 3F 20 49 20 72 65 6D 65 6D 62 |n't it? I rememb| 00000E20: 65 72 20 6D 79 20 66 69 72 73 74 20 76 69 73 69 |er my first visi| 00000E30: 74 20 68 65 72 65 2E 20 49 20 74 68 69 6E 6B 20 |t here. I think | 00000E40: 74 68 61 74 27 73 20 74 68 65 20 73 61 6D 65 20 |that's the same | 00000E50: 61 6E 64 72 6F 69 64 20 74 68 65 79 20 77 65 72 |android they wer| 00000E60: 65 20 75 73 69 6E 67 20 74 68 65 6E 2E 20 53 6F |e using then. So| 00000E70: 6D 65 74 69 6D 65 73 20 69 74 20 63 61 6E 20 62 |metimes it can b| 00000E80: 72 65 61 6B 20 6F 66 66 20 74 68 65 20 6E 65 65 |reak off the nee| 00000E90: 64 6C 65 2D 74 6F 6E 67 75 65 20 6C 69 6B 65 20 |dle-tongue like | 00000EA0: 74 68 61 74 20 62 75 74 20 75 73 75 61 6C 6C 79 |that but usually| 00000EB0: 20 74 68 65 20 48 6F 75 6E 64 20 67 65 74 73 20 | the Hound gets | 00000EC0: 69 74 2E 22 20 53 68 65 20 67 69 67 67 6C 65 73 |it." She giggles| 00000ED0: 2C 20 74 68 65 6E 20 73 61 79 73 20 2C 20 22 48 |, then says , "H| 00000EE0: 61 76 65 20 74 6F 20 67 6F 20 6E 6F 77 2E 20 45 |ave to go now. E| 00000EF0: 6E 6A 6F 79 20 79 6F 75 72 73 65 6C 66 21 22 20 |njoy yourself!" | 00000F00: 53 68 65 20 77 61 6C 6B 73 20 62 61 63 6B 20 74 |She walks back t| 00000F10: 6F 20 68 65 72 20 70 6F 73 69 74 69 6F 6E 20 69 |o her position i| 00000F20: 6E 20 66 72 6F 6E 74 20 6F 66 20 74 68 65 20 48 |n front of the H| 00000F30: 6F 75 6E 64 73 2E 00 59 6F 75 20 77 61 74 63 68 |ounds..You watch| 00000F40: 20 61 73 20 74 68 65 20 6F 70 65 72 61 74 69 6F | as the operatio| 00000F50: 6E 20 6F 66 20 65 61 63 68 20 48 6F 75 6E 64 20 |n of each Hound | 00000F60: 69 73 20 63 68 65 63 6B 65 64 2E 00 59 6F 75 20 |is checked..You | 00000F70: 74 61 6B 65 20 6F 75 74 20 74 68 65 20 61 6D 62 |take out the amb| 00000F80: 65 72 20 6C 69 67 68 74 65 72 20 61 6E 64 20 70 |er lighter and p| 00000F90: 75 74 20 79 6F 75 72 20 66 69 6E 67 65 72 74 69 |ut your fingerti| 00000FA0: 70 20 69 6E 20 74 68 65 20 64 65 70 72 65 73 73 |p in the depress| 00000FB0: 69 6F 6E 2E 20 41 20 79 65 6C 6C 6F 77 20 66 6C |ion. 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..>......Y...A SIGN POSTED NEARBY SAYS, WARNING! STAY ON THE PATHWAYS. YOU LOOK DOWN. THICK GREEN LINES PAINTED ON THE F LOOR DEFINE THE PATHWAYS, WHICH LEAD NOR TH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST. THE ENTRANCEW AY IS BEHIND YOU, TO THE WEST..THIS IS T HE INTERIOR OF A BUILDING WHERE MECHANIC AL HOUNDS ARE TRAINED AND MAINTAINED..YO U COME TO A WAIST-HIGH ENERGY SCREEN. BE YOND THE SCREEN, TECHNICIANS OBSERVE THR EE LONG ROWS OF MECHANICAL HOUNDS MOVING IN PERFECT UNISON. NEXT TO YOU IS A SMA LL STAND WITH A DARK PANEL SET INTO THE TOP. UNDER THE PANEL IS A WHITE BUTTON, AND NEXT TO THE BUTTON ARE THE WORDS MEC HANICAL HOUNDS, STANDARD TYPE . TRAINING AND VERIFICATION..YOU COME TO A WAIST-H IGH ENERGY SCREEN. BEYOND THE SCREEN IS A SET OF VERY WIDE STEPS. ON THE STEPS, NEAR EITHER END, ARE TWO LIFE-SIZE MODEL S OF LIONS MAJESTICALLY AT REST. TWO MEC HANICAL HOUNDS, LARGER AND WITH A MORE C OMPLEX BODY SHAPE THAN ANY OTHER HOUNDS YOU HAVE EVER SEEN, ARE ALSO ON THE STEP S STANDING MOTIONLESS, ONE NEAR EACH LIO N.. AT THE FOOT OF THE STEPS, TWO TECHNI CIANS ARE CONFERRING. NEAR THEM IS AN AN DROID DRESSED IN A FIREMAN'S BLACK UNIFO RM. NEXT TO YOU IS A SMALL STAND WITH A DARK PANEL SET INTO THE TOP. UNDER THE P ANEL IS A WHITE BUTTON, AND NEXT TO THE BUTTON ARE THE WORDS MECHANICAL HOUNDS, LIBRARY TYPE. TRAINING AND VERIFICATION. .YOU COME TO A WAIST-HIGH ENERGY SCREEN. BEYOND THE SCREEN IS A LARGE AREA DIVID ED BY PARTITIONED STALLS. TOOLS AND MEAS URING INSTRUMENTS ARE HUNG ON THE PARTIT IONS. IN SOME OF THE STALLS, TECHNICIANS ARE AT WORK ON MECHANICAL HOUNDS, SOME PARTIALLY DISASSEMBLED. A WORKER DRESSED IN BLUE COVERALLS IS SWEEPING THE FLOOR . NEXT TO YOU IS A SMALL STAND WITH A DA RK PANEL SET INTO THE TOP. UNDER THE PAN EL IS A WHITE BUTTON, AND NEXT TO THE BU TTON ARE THE WORDS MECHANICAL HOUNDS. MA INTENANCE AND REPAIR..YOU WALK BACK TOWA RDS THE ENTRANCEWAY. THE GUARD THERE SAY S, "I HOPE YOU FOUND THE TOUR INFORMATIV E. YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO RETURN." HE PUSHES A BUTTON AND THE MAIN DOORS SWING OPEN. YOU LEAVE THE BUILDING..YOU REALI ZE THAT YOU HAD BETTER FOLLOW DIRECTIONS AND STAY ON THE PATHWAYS..YOU HAVE RETU RNED TO THE POINT WHERE YOU ENTERED THE MAIN AREA OF THE BUILDING. PATHWAYS DEFI NED ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR LEAD NORTH, SO UTH, EAST, AND WEST..THE PANEL FLICKERS ON. BLACK LETTERS COVER THE SCREEN. YOU READ: "EVERY STANDARD TYPE MECHANICAL HO UND IS CAREFULLY TRAINED AND ITS PROPER OPERATION VERIFIED THROUGH A FOOLPROOF S YSTEM OF CHECKS.. THE STANDARD TYPE HOUN DS BEING CHECKED OUT IN THIS FACILITY AR E FOR USE ON FIFTH AVENUE. IN EMERGENCIE S, THEY ARE ALSO USED IN THE SURROUNDING BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES, EXCEPT SOUTH OF 42ND STREET. HERE TECHNICIANS E NSURE THAT EVERY HOUND CAN PROPERLY APPR OACH, INSPECT, AND, IF NECESSARY, GRASP AND INJECT ANY PERSON WHOSE CHEMINDEX IS ON OUR WANTED LIST. IF YOU LIKE, YOU AR E WELCOME TO WAIT AND WATCH THE TECHNICI ANS WORK.".A DOOR IN THE NORTH WALL OF T HE BUILDING OPENS AND AN ANDROID WALKS I N AND STANDS IN FRONT OF THE ROWS OF HOU NDS. A HOUND GLIDES OVER TO THE ANDROID AND SNIFFS ITS LEGS. THE HOUND'S EYES GL OW GREEN AND IT GLIDES BACK TO ITS PLACE IN THE FRONT ROW. A TECHNICIAN TWISTS A DIAL ON THE BACK OF THE ANDROID.. THE S AME HOUND AGAIN APPROACHES THE ANDROID A ND SNIFFS ITS LEGS. THIS TIME, HOWEVER, THE HOUND'S EYES GLOW RED. IT REARS UP A ND ATTEMPTS TO GRASP THE ANDROID WITH IT S SPIDER LEGS. AS THE HOUND'S NEEDLE-TON GUE SHOOTS OUT, THE ANDROID KICKS VIOLEN TLY, BREAKING OFF THE TONGUE. THE HOUND SCREECHES MECHANICALLY AND RETURNS TO IT S PLACE..A FEMALE TECHNICIAN WALKS OVER TO YOU AND SAYS, "PRETTY INTERESTING, IS N'T IT? I REMEMBER MY FIRST VISIT HERE. I THINK THAT'S THE SAME ANDROID THEY WER E USING THEN. SOMETIMES IT CAN BREAK OFF THE NEEDLE-TONGUE LIKE THAT BUT USUALLY THE HOUND GETS IT." SHE GIGGLES, THEN S AYS , "HAVE TO GO NOW. ENJOY YOURSELF!" SHE WALKS BACK TO HER POSITION IN FRONT OF THE HOUNDS..YOU WATCH AS THE OPERATIO N OF EACH HOUND IS CHECKED..YOU TAKE OUT THE AMBER LIGHTER AND PUT YOUR FINGERTI P IN THE DEPRESSION. A YELLOW FLAME SHOO TS OUT THE OTHER END. ONE OF THE TECHNIC IANS HURRIES OVER TO YOU. ANGRILY, HE SA YS, "PUT THAT THING AWAY! THIS ISN'T THE PLACE FOR PLAYING WITH TOYS!" YOU PUT T HE LIGHTER BACK INTO YOUR POCKET..THE PA NEL FLICKERS ON. BLACK LETTERS COVER THE SCREEN. YOU READ, "THESE LIBRARY TYPE M ECHANICAL HOUNDS ARE ESPECIALLY PROGRAMM ED IN THIS FACILITY TO CONTROL ACCESS T O THE LIBRARY ON FIFTH AVENUE BETWEEN 40 TH AND 42ND STREETS. IN EMERGENCIES, THE Y CAN ALSO OPERATE INSIDE THE LIBRARY AN D ELSEWHERE SOUTH OF 42ND STREET.. HERE YOU SEE A LIFE-SIZE MOCK-UP OF THE LIBRA RY STEPS WITH TWO LASER-LIONS IN GUARD P OSITION. EACH LIBRARY TYPE HOUND MUST RE SPOND PROPERLY TO THE APPROPRIATE COMMAN D AND ALLOW AUTHORIZED PERSONS TO MOUNT IT AND RIDE IT INTO THE LIBRARY. LIBRARY TYPE HOUNDS MUST ALSO PROPERLY GRASP AN D INJECT UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS THAT ENTER THE AREA IN FRONT OF THE LIBRARY AND PE RSONS THAT SET FOOT ON THE LIBRARY STEPS . IF YOU LIKE, YOU ARE WELCOME TO WAIT A ND WATCH THE TECHNICIANS WORK.".THE LIBR ARY TYPE HOUND CLOSEST TO YOU GLIDES DOW N THE STEPS AND APPROACHES THE ANDROID. THE ANDROID BENDS DOWN. FROM A SPEAKER I N ITS FACE, WORDS ARE EMITTED, BUT YOU A RE TOO FAR AWAY TO UNDERSTAND THEM. THE HOUND CROUCHES WHILE THE ANDROID PUTS IT S FOOT INTO A STIRRUP-LIKE PROJECTION ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUND'S BODY AND SWINGS ITSELF ONTO THE HOUND'S BACK. THE HOUND GLIDES RAPIDLY TO THE TOP OF THE STEPS, WHERE THE ANDROID DISMOUNTS..YOU WATCH AS SUCCESSIVE PAIRS OF LIBRARY HOUNDS AR E CHECKED OUT. ALL SEEM TO OPERATE PERFE CTLY..THE PANEL FLICKERS ON. BLACK LETTE RS COVER THE SCREEN. YOU READ, "HERE TEC HNICIANS REPAIR DAMAGED OR DEFECTIVE HOU NDS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING REGULAR MAINTE NANCE FOR ALL HOUNDS, BOTH STANDARD TYPE AND LIBRARY TYPE. IF YOU LIKE, YOU ARE WELCOME TO WAIT AND WATCH THE TECHNICIAN S WORK.".YOU TAKE OUT THE AMBER LIGHTER AND PUT YOUR FINGERTIP IN THE DEPRESSION . A YELLOW FLAME SHOOTS OUT THE OTHER EN D. THE WORKER IN BLUE COVERALLS PUTS DOW N HIS BROOM AND HURRIES OVER TO YOU. IN A LOUD VOICE HE SAYS, "PUT THAT THING AW AY! AN OPEN FLAME IS DANGEROUS IN HERE." HE LOWERS HIS VOICE AND SAYS RAPIDLY, " ECCLESIASTES, IX:4!" 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