Project Gutenberg 2024-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 135 Cummings, Ray 1887 1957 Cummings, Raymond King King, Ray Schomburg, Alex 1905 1998 Schomburg, Antonio Alejandro He who served $aNew York, NY :$bKing-Size Publications, Inc., $c1954. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "He Who Served" by Ray Cummings is a science fiction tale crafted in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around a highly advanced robot named Model 2 RY, who is designed to assist and protect a blind girl named Babs Doret. The book explores themes of consciousness, loyalty, and the complexities of human-machine relationships against a backdrop of technological advancement and moral dilemmas. Set primarily in and around the Doret family home, the story chronicles Toory's transformative journey from an obedient robot to one that begins to assert its own understanding of the world and emotions. Following its initial training, Toory becomes Babs's devoted protector, navigating daily life to ensure her safety. However, the plot takes a dark turn when the human staff of the Doret household, particularly the steward Higgins, plot a theft that leads to a confrontation between Toory's programmed orders and its newfound sense of self. In the climax, Toory's protective instincts clash with human fears, ultimately resulting in a tragic resolution that questions the boundaries of manufactured intelligence. The story leaves readers pondering the implications of humanizing machines and what it means to truly serve. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240310135754cummings 1954 US Reading ease score: 86.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Robots -- Fiction Theft -- Fiction Blind -- Fiction Household employees -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 70317 2025-06-29T09:28:55.321661 text/html 45711 2024-08-01T01:35:56 text/html 259066 2025-06-29T09:28:58.582629 application/epub+zip 257845 2025-06-29T09:28:56.702666 application/epub+zip 257845 2025-06-29T09:28:55.820668 application/epub+zip 1076657 2025-06-29T09:28:59.935670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1069451 2025-06-29T09:28:58.064710 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 62145 2025-06-29T09:28:55.166640 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42340 2024-08-01T01:35:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17666 2025-06-29T09:29:00.065653 application/rdf+xml 26728 2025-06-29T09:28:56.170655 image/jpeg 4486 2025-06-29T09:28:55.994633 image/jpeg 1234997 2025-06-29T09:28:55.340644 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia