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Gwennie, the barmaid automaton, seems to be working perfectly, until a voluble journalist with no respect for barmaids grasps her arm to tell her an off-colour story.
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Steampunk note : This story fits the category of 'proto-steampunk' in that it utilises the trope of the mechanical automaton, a common steampunk element, in a story written well before steampunk emerged as a distinct style. The story also makes use of anachronistic technology to fill a contemporary social need.
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