'Roots of the eucalyptus will prolong themselves incredibly in search of moisture. A well-known horticulturist relates that one entered an old drain pipe and followed until it came to a break, where a section of the pipe had been removed to make way for a stone wall that had been built across its course. The root left the drain and followed the wall until it found an opening where a stone had fallen out. It crept through and following the other side of the wall back to the drain, entered the unexplored part and resumed its journey.'(Bierce, 236-237).
Bierce, Ambrose, "Moxon's Master", pgs. 235-243.
Laura,
ReplyDeleteThis quote is particularly curious. Can I ask you why did you choose this quote? And how does it really answer the big question: Are machines capable of thinking on their own accord? At first, I didn't really understand the story because the introduction was lacking some fundamental contents, but what do you think about Moxon's death by his own creation?