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The Machine Stops

By: E. M. Forster
Narrated by: Travis Leonard
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E. M. Forster’s tale of the future sounds frightening today due to its elements of prescience. Individuals live isolated lives below ground where they communicate through video conferencing and their physical and spiritual needs are met by a sinister global Machine. Things start to fall apart when it becomes virtually impossible to visit the surface world, and the religion of Technopoly is reestablished.

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Great story and can’t believe how old it is. It’s a quick one so it doesn’t take much time to listen to.

100 year old short story that is too close to today

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