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Sumudu Samarawickrama is from Werribee. Her work has appeared in Boston Review, TLB, Meanjin, and Overland. Her first chapbook, Utter the Thing: deciBels 3, is published by Vagabond Press. Sumudu is part of FCAC’s West Writer's Group, and is writing a short story collection about the fable of Woman. She’s on twitter @olaf78.
An aging AI researcher, alone with her robot companion, must make a difficult decision when the android begins to malfunction. Short Story
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