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Karel apek
RUR
(Rossum's Universal Robots)
Collective comedy drama about input and three acts
PEOPLE
Harry
Domin
Central Rossum's Universal Robots Director
INZ.
Fabry
Chief Technical Director RUR
Dr. Gall
Head of the research department of physiological and RUR
Dr.
Head of the Institute for Psychology and Educational robots RUR
Hallemeier
Busman
Chief Commercial Officer of RUR
Builder
Chief buildings RUR
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Alquist
Helena
Glory
Nana
her nanny
Marius
Robot
Sulla
Robotka
Radius
Robot
Damon
Robot
First
Robot
Second
Robot
3rd Robot
4th Robot
Primus
Robot
Helena
Robotka
ROBOT
and numerous robots
Domin
in the run-up of about thirty-eight, tall, shaved
Fabry
also shaved, pale, serious and gentle face
Dr. Gall
small, lively, dark, with black mustache
Hallemeier huge, burly, with a red mustache and English ginger hair brush
Busman
fat, bald, short-sighted Jew
Alquist
older than the other, casually dressed, long, gray hair and beard
Helena
very elegant
The private game all about ten years older.
Robots in the run dressed as humans. They are clipped in the movements and
pronunciation, expressionless face, stare. In the game have their own linen blouse
pulled in waist belt and chest brass number.
After the overture and the second act break.
Prelude
The central office of the factory of Rossum's Universal Robots. Right entrance.
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Windows in the front wall look at the endless rows of factory buildings. Other
directors left the room.
Domin
(Sitting at a large desk in the U.S. swivel chair. Lamp on the desk, telephone, weight,
file of letters, etc., on the left side of the map with the big ship and railway lines, big
calendar, a clock, which show little before noon on the wall right print ads: "The
Cheapest works: Rossum's Robots" "tropical Robots, a new invention. Piece 150 d"
"Buy your robot!" "To reduce the cost of their products? Order Rossum's Robots." In
addition, other maps, transport regulations , table of entries of telegraph courses, etc.
In contrast to the decoration of the walls is a splendid Turkish carpet, right round
table, sofa, leather club chairs and a library, where instead of books there are bottles
of wine and brandy. Checkout left. Besides Domin table typewriter on which he writes
girl Sulla.)
Domin
(Dictating) "- that we are not liable for goods damaged in transportation. We warned
your captain just before loading the ship is unfit for transport robots, so that the
destruction of cargo does not fall on our behalf. Represent the - for Rossum's
Universal Robots -" Done?
Sulla
Yes.
Domin
New worksheet. Friedrichswerke, Hamburg. - Date. - "Confirm order fifteen

thousand Robots -" (ring the intercom. Domin it up and talk to him) Hello - Here
Central - Yes. - Certainly. But yes, as always. - Of course, wire them. - Good (hangs up phone) Where was I?
Sulla
We confirm an order for fifteen thousand
Domin
(Thoughtfully) Fifteen thousand R. Fifteen thousand R.
Marius
(Enters) Director, a lady asks -
Domin
Who?
Marius
I do not know. Provides business card.
Domin
(Reads) President of Glory. - That you please.
Marius
(Opens door) If you please, ma'am.

(Fits Helena Glory. Marius leaves)
Domin
(Stands) Kindly.
Helena
Mr. Domin central manager?
Domin
Please.
Helena
Go to You -
Domin
- With a ticket president Gloryho. That's enough.
Helena
President of Glory is my father. I'm Helena Glory.
Domin
Miss Glory, is a great honor for us, that - that -
Helena
- That we can not show you the door.
Domin
- That we may greet the daughter of a great president. Please be seated. Sulla, you
can leave. (Sulla leaves)
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Domin
(Sits down) How can I serve you, Miss Glory?
Helena
I came -
Domin
- Look at our factory production people. Like all visitors. Please, feel free.
Helena
I thought that it is forbidden -
Domin
- Enter the factory, of course. But everyone comes here with someone calling card,
Miss Glory.
Helena
And you show everyone ... ?
Domin
Just something. Production of artificial people miss, factory secrets.
Helena
Why do not you let me finish?
Domin
I beg your pardon. Perhaps you wanted to say something else?
Helena
I just wanted to ask -
Domin
- If I make an exception and show you our factory. But of course, Miss Glory.
Helena
How do you know I wanted to ask?
Domin
Everyone asks the same thing. He gets up. With all due respect, Miss, we will show
you more than others and - in one word -
Helena
Thank you.
Domin
Undertake to do no disclose or to the smallest -
Helena
(Stands and offers his hand) My word of honor.
Domin
Thank you. Would you take off your veil?
Helena
Oh, of course, you want to see - I'm sorry.
Domin
Please?
Helena
If you let go of my hand.
Domin
(Releases) I beg your pardon.
Helena
(Off her veil) Want to see-I'm not a spy. As you are careful.
Domin
(Watching her enthusiastically) Hm - of course - we - yes.
Helena
You do not trust me?
Domin
Unusually, Ms. hey - sorry, Miss Glory. Indeed extremely pleased - Did you have a
good cruise?
Helena
Yes. Why -
Domin
Because - I mean is - you're still very young.
Helena
We'll go right to the factory?
Domin
Yes. I think twenty-two, right?
Helena
Twenty-two what?
Domin
Years.
Helena
Twenty-one. Why do you want to know?
Domin
Because - because - (with enthusiasm) Will you be staying longer, right?
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Helena
From what I see at the factory.
Domin
Devil's production! But of course, Miss Glory, everything you see. Please be seated.
Do you have any history of invention?
Helena
Yes, please. (Sits down)
Domin
So. (Sits at a desk, watching Helen mesmerized and chants quickly) It was in 1920
when the old Rossum great philosopher but was still a young scholar went to this
remote island to study marine life, period. However, trying to emulate the chemical
synthesis of living matter known as protoplasm, and suddenly discovered a substance
which behaved exactly like living matter although it was a different chemical
composition it was in 1932, just four hundred and forty years after the discovery of
America.
Helena
Can you memorize it?
Domin
Yes, physiology, Miss Glory, not my craft. So next?
Helena
Necessary.
Domin
(Solemnly) And then, Miss, old Rossum wrote between their chemical formulas sort of
thing: "Nature has found a way to organize living matter. However another way,
easier, faster and more malleable, to which nature not hit at all. This second path, the
which could take the evolution of life, I discovered this very day. " Imagine miss that
these lofty words written above the phlegm of a colloidal jelly that even a dog would
not eat. Imagine him sitting over a test tube and thinking of it as it grows the tree of life,
as it will be based on all animals, beginning and ending species of worm - ending with
man himself. One of substances other than us. Miss Glory, it was a great moment.
Helena
Go on.
Domin
Next? Now it came to get life out of the tube and accelerate the development and
shaping some of the organs, bones, nerves and whatnot, and finding certain
substances, catalysts, enzymes, hormones, and so on, in short, do you understand?
Helena
N - n - do not know. I think a little.
Domin
I quite nothing. You know, with those lotions could do what he wanted. He should get
the Socratic brain jellyfish or a worm fifty meters long. But because he had a bit of
humor, he took it into his head that makes normal vertebrate or perhaps a person.
And so into it.
Helena
Do what?
Domin
In imitation of nature. First he tried to artificial dog. It took many years, came out of a
sort of stunted calf which died in a few days. I'll show you in a museum. And then they
put the old Rossum in the creation of man.
(Pause)
Helena
And I can not tell anyone?
Domin
No one in the world.
Helena
Too bad that it's in all the papers.
Domin
Skoda. He jumps off the table and sits down next to Helena. But you know what is in
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the papers? Tapping his forehead. That old Rossum was a raving lunatic. Seriously,
Miss Glory, but keep it to yourself. The old eccentric people really wanted to do.
Helena
But you guys are doing!
Domin
Approximately, Miss Helen. But the old Rossum meant it literally. You know, I
somehow scientifically dethrone God. It was horrible materialist, and did everything.
He could no more than provide evidence that no God is needed. Therefore umanul do
exactly the man like us. Do you know a little anatomy?
Helena
Jen - quite a few.
Domin
So do I. Imagine that took into his head to make everything as last gland in the human
body. The appendix, tonsils, navel, all the superfluities. Even - hm - and the gonads.
Helena
But you do - you do -
Domin
- Not useless, I know. But they have people artificially produced, then it is not - er not be -
Helena
I understand.
Domin
I'll show you the man who spackal in ten years. It was supposed to be a man lived for
three days. Old Rossum had a little taste. It was horrible. It was horrible what he did.
But had it within everything that one has. Indeed, amazingly detailed work. And then
came an engineer Rossum, old nephew. A brilliant mind, Miss Glory. When he saw
what was doing old said: "It is nonsense to produce a human ten years. Thou If it
faster than nature, then just pack it." And let himself into the anatomy.
Helena
In the papers, it's different.
Domin
(Rise) in the papers paid advertising and other nonsense. It says, for example, a robot
invented the old man. Meanwhile e old man threw the university, but the factory
production had no idea. He thought that makes real people, perhaps some new
Indians, professors or idiots, you know? A still young Rossum had the idea to make it
lively and intelligent industrial machines. What's in the papers about the cooperation
between the two great Rossums the story. The two quarreled terribly. The old atheist
not a whit of understanding for industry, and finally young shut in some laboratories,
there to fiddle with his monumental abortion, and began to tell himself an engineer. Old
Rossum literally cursed him and before his death he bungled two physiological
monsters until finally he was found dead in his laboratory. That's the whole story.
Helena
So what are young?
Domin
Young Rossum, Miss, it was a new age. Age after age of knowledge production.
When I took a look at human anatomy, he saw immediately that it is too complicated
and that a good engineer could more easily. So he began remodeling the anatomy and
tried what can be omitted or simplified - short, Miss Glory, boring you?
Helena
No, on the contrary, it's very interesting.
Domin
So young Rossum said to myself: Man, that's something that let him feel happy, plays
the violin, he wants to go for a walk and never needs to do a lot of things - which are
actually unnecessary.
Helena
Oho!
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Domin
Wait. Which are unnecessary when he needs to weave or add. Diesel engine does not
have tassels and ornaments, Miss Glory. A manufacturing artificial workers is identical
to produce diesel engines. Production should be as simple and product the best. What
do you think, what the worker is practically the best?
Helena
Best? Perhaps the one who - who - who is honest - and dedicated.
Domin
No, but the cheapest. The one who needs the least. Young Rossum invented a worker
with the fewest needs. He had to simplify. He threw everything not directly related to
work. This actually threw a man made robot. My dear Miss Glory, Robots are not
people. They are mechanically more perfect than we have amazing intellectual
capacity, but they have no soul. Oh, Miss Glory, product engineer is technically more
sophisticated than a product of nature.
Helena
It is said that man is a product of God.
Domin
So much the worse. God had no clue about modern technology. Would you believe
that the late young Rossum played God?
Helena
How, I ask you?
Domin
He started to make Nadroboty. Working giants. He tried to twelve feet tall, but you
would not believe how those mammoths broke.
Helena
They broke?
Domin
Yes. All of a sudden they broke leg or something. Our planet is probably too small for
giants. Now we just robots natural size and very decent human treatment.
Helena
I saw the first robots with us. The village is bought ... I say take to work -
Domin
Bought, dear lady. Robots are bought.
Helena
- Acquired as a scavenger. I saw them sweep. They are so odd, so quiet.
Domin
Have you seen my secretary?
Helena
I did not notice.
Domin
(Rings) You see, the factory Rossum's Universal Robots has not produced a single
product. We finer and coarser robots. The best will probably live twenty years.
Helena
Then die?
Domin
Yes, they wear out.

(Enter Sulla)
Domin
Sullo show with Miss Glory.
Helena
(Gets up and gives her a hand) I am pleased. You must be dreadfully lonely so far
from the world, is not it?
Sulla
To know, Miss Glory. Please have a seat, please.
Helena
(Sitting) Where are you, Miss?
Sulla
From there, from the factory.
Helena
Oh, you were born here?
Sulla
Yes, I was made here.
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Helena
(Jumping up) What?
Domin
(Laughs) Sulla is not a man, Miss, Sulla's Robot.
Helena
I beg your pardon -
Domin
(Sully puts his hand on her shoulder) Sulla not offended. Look, Miss Glory, what do
skin. Touch her face.
Helena
Oh, no, no!
Domin
She could not tell you that it is a substance other than us. Please also has the typical
fluff blondes. Only the eyes are a trifle - But more hair! Consult, Sulla!
Helena
Stop it!
Domin
Talk with guest, Sulla. It's a rare visit.
Sulla
Please, Miss, sit down. (Both sitting) Did you have a good cruise?
Helena
Yes - for - certainly.
Sulla
Do not go after Amelia, Miss Glory. The barometer is falling sharply to 705 Wait for
Pennsylvania, it's very good, very powerful ship.
Domin
How much?
Sulla
Twenty knots per hour. Tonnage twelve thousand.
Domin
(Laughs) Enough Sullo enough. Show us how you can French.
Helena
You speak French?
Sulla
I can four languages. Dear Sir I am writing! Monsieur! Geehrter Herr! Respected sir!
Helena
(Pop) It's hype! You are a charlatan! Sulla is Robot, Sulla's a girl like me! Sulla, it is
shameful - why play a comedy?
Sulla
I Robot.
Helena
No, no, you're lying! Oh, Sulla, forgive me, I know - forcing you to stop them doing
advertising! Sulla, you're a girl like me, right? Say!
Domin
I'm sorry, Miss Glory. Sulla's Robot.
Helena
You're lying!
Domin
(Gets up) What? - (Rings) Excuse me, miss, then you have to convince.
(Fits Marius)
Domin
Marie, I can Sulla in the autopsy room to open it. Quick!
Helena
Where?
Domin
In the autopsy room. When she cut them, go check it out.
Helena
I will not go.
Domin
Sorry, you're talking about lies.
Helena
You want to have her killed?
Domin
The machines do not kill.
Helena
(Hugs Sulla) Do not worry, Sulla, I will not let them! Tell me, darling, are you all so
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cruel? It may not give, do you hear? You may not, Sulla!
Sulla
I Robot.
Helena
It does not matter. Robots are just good people like us. Sulla, you'd be left cut?
Sulla
Yes.
Helena
Oh, you are not afraid of death?
Sulla
I do not know, Miss Glory.
Helena
You know what would have happened to you then?
Sulla
Yes, I would stop moving.
Helena
This is horrible!
Domin
Marie, tell Miss you.
Marius
Robot Marius.
Domin
Would you like to Sulla autopsy?
Marius
Yes.
Domin
You regret it?
Marius
I do not know.
Domin
What happened to her?
Marius
She would stop moving. They would have to rise.
Domin
It is death, Marie. Are you afraid of death?
Marius
No.
Domin
So you see, Miss Glory. Robots cling to life. They can not. They do not benefit. They
are less than grass.
Helena
Oh, stop it! Send them off at least!
Domin
Marie, Sulla, you can leave.

(Sulla and Marius leaves)
Helena
They are horrible! It's horrible what you are doing!
Domin
Why ugly?
Helena
I do not know. Why - why did you give her name Sulla?
Domin
Ugly name?
Helena
It's a masculine name. Sulla was a Roman general.
Domin
Oh, we thought that Marius and Sulla were lovers.
Helena
No, Marius and Sulla were generals and fighting each year - year - I do not know
anymore.
Domin
Come to the window. What do you see?
Helena
Mason.
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Domin
These are robots. All our workers are robots. And down here, you see something?
Helena
Some office.
Domin
Accounting. And it -
Helena
- Full officials.
Domin
These are robots. All of our officers are robots. When you see the factory (In which the factory whistles and sirens)
Domin
Noon. Robots do not know when to stop working. In two hours I will show store.
Helena
What tub?
Domin
(Dry) mixing vats for the dough. Each was stirred for a thousand robots at once. Then
vats, liver, brain, and so forth. Then you see the factory to the bone. Then I will show
you the laundry room.
Helena
As laundry?
Domin
Mill nerves. Mill lived. Laundry, which runs at the same time the digestive kilometers
of pipes. Then the assembly plant where it is put together, you know, like cars. Every
worker shall assign only one part, and then it automatically moves on to the second,
third, ad infinitum. It is interesting to watch. Then comes the drying and storage, where
fresh products work.
Helena
For God's sake, just have to work?
Domin
Pardon. They work the same way new furniture. I'm getting used to exist. Somehow
inside grow together or something. Many of them even in a newly growing. You
understand, we have to leave a bit of space for natural development. And yet the
products are refined.
Helena
What is it?
Domin
So much for the people "school". They learn to speak, write and count. They have an
amazing memory. If they read the twenty encyclopedia will repeat everything back in
order. Something new never could devise. They could very well teach at universities.
Then be sorted and distributed. Daily fifteen thousand pieces, not counting the
constant percentage defective that fits into pulped ... and so on and so forth.
Helena
Are you mad at me?
Domin
But God forbid! I just think .. we could talk about other things. We are only a handful
of the hundred thousand robots, and no woman. We're talking only about production,
all day, every day - we are like a curse, Miss Glory.
Helena
I'm so sorry that I said that - that - that you're lying (Knocking)
Domin
Come in, boys.

(From left to come Eng. Fabry, dr. Gall, dr. Hallemeier, builder Alquist)
Dr. Gall
Sorry, am I interrupting?
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Domin
Come here. Miss Glory, that are Alquist, Fabry, Gall, Hallemeier. The daughter of
President Gloryho.
Helena
(Embarrassed) Hello.
Fabry
We had no idea -
Dr. Gall
Infinitely honored -
Alquist
Welcome, Miss Glory.

(Right bumps Busman)
Busman
Hey, what you got?
Domin
Here, Busman. This is our Busman, miss. The daughter of President Gloryho.
Helena
I am pleased.
Busman
Jeminku, it's glory! Miss Glory, we may cabling to the newspaper, you have
deigned to visit -?
Helena
No, no, please!
Domin
Please, Miss, sit down.

(Fabry, Busman and Dr. Gall attract armchair)
Fabry
Please -
Busman
Kindly -
Dr. Gall
Pardon -
Alquist
Miss Glory, how was your trip?
Dr. Gall
Will you be with us long?
Fabry
What do you think factory, Miss Glory?
Hallemeier You have arrived at Amelia?

Domin
Silence, let talk Miss Glory.
Helena
(For Domino) What should I talk to them?
Domin
(With astonishment) What you want.
Helena
I have ... May I speak quite freely?
Domin
But of course.
Helena
(Hesitates, then desperately determined) Say you is not never embarrassed with how
you handle?
Fabry
Who, please?
Helena
All people.
(Everyone looks at each other, puzzled)
Alquist
With us?
Dr. Gall
Why do you think?
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Hallemeier The thunder!

Busman
But God forbid, Miss Glory!
Helena
That feeling that you could be better?
Dr. Gall
It depends miss. What do you think?
Helena
I think - explode - it's horrible! That is terrible! (Stands up) All of Europe is talking
about what's wrong with you! So I came here, I saw it, and it's a thousand times
worse than anyone ever imagined! How can you bear it?
Alquist
What bear?
Helena
Their position. My God, you are people like us, like all of Europe, as the whole
world! It is scandalous, it is unworthy to live!
Busman
Dear me, Miss!
Fabry
No, the young man has a bit of truth. We live here surely as Indians.
Helena
Worse than Indians! May I, oh, can I call you brothers?
Busman
But good Lord, why not?
Helena
Brothers, I have not come as a daughter of the president. I came for the League of
Humanity. Brothers, League of humanity has been over two hundred thousand
members. Two hundred thousand people behind you and offer you their support.
Busman
Two hundred thousand people, Wow, that's good, it's quite beautiful.
Fabry
I say to you always, not over old Europe. You see, not forgotten us. Offering us help.
Dr. Gall
What kind of help? Theatre?
Hallemeier Orchestra?
Helena
More than that.
Alquist
You alone?
Helena
Oh, as for me! I'll stay if need be.
Busman
Oh my God, this is fun!
Alquist
Domine, I'm going to prepare for Miss best room.
Domin
Wait a minute. I'm afraid - that Miss Glory was still speaking.
Helena
No, I have not. Unless you force me mouth shut.
Dr. Gall
Harry, you do!
Helena
Thank you. I knew that I'll protect you.
Domin
Excuse me, Miss Glory. Are you sure you're talking to robots?
Helena
(Pauses) Who else?
Domin
I'm sorry. These gentlemen are people like you. Like all of Europe.
Helena
(To the others) You're not robots?
Busman
(Laugh) God forbid!
Hallemeier Ugh, Robots!

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Dr. Gall
(Laughs) Thank you very much!
Helena
But ... it is possible!
Fabry
On my honor, Miss, we're not robots.
Helena
(For Domino) Why did you tell me that all your officers are the robots?
Domin
Yes, the officials. But the directors did not. Let Miss Glory: Fabry, Chief Technical
Director Rossum's Universal Robots. Dr. Gall, head of the physiological and Research
Division. Doctor Hallemeier, Head of the Institute for Psychology and Educational
Robots. Busman, Chief Commercial Officer, and builder Alquist, chief of construction
Rossum's Universal Robots.
Helena
Forgive me, gentlemen, that - that --- It's horrible, what have I done?
Alquist
Good heavens, Miss Glory. Please, sit down.
Helena
(Sits down) I am a silly girl. Now - now I send the first ship back.
Dr. Gall
For nothing in the world, miss. Why would we send you away?
Helena
Because I know - because - because I came to incite robots.
Domin
My dear Miss Glory, there have been hundreds of saviors and prophets. Each boat
brings. Missionaries, anarchists, Salvation Army, everything is possible. It would
amaze you, what is the world's churches and fools.
Helena
And you let them talk to the robots?
Domin
Why not you? So far it all behind. Robots remember everything, but nothing more. He
did not even laugh at what people say. Actually, it is unbelievable. If you enjoy it, dear
lady, I will bring you into the warehouse robots. There are about three hundred
thousand.
Busman
Three hundred forty-seven thousand.
Domin
All right. You can tell them what you want. You can read them the Bible, logarithms,
or whatever you want. You can even preach about human rights.
Helena
Oh, I think ... if they showed a little love -
Fabry
Impossible, Miss Glory. Nothing is more human than cizejho Robot.
Helena
Why is it doing?
Busman
Hahaha, that's good! Why do robots!
Fabry
For work, miss. One robot replaces two and a half laborer. The human machine, Miss
Glory, was exceedingly imperfect. He had to once and for all.
Busman
It was too expensive.
Fabry
It was underpowered. Modern technology could not do it. A second - second - this is
great progress that ... pardon.
Helena
What?
Fabry
I beg your pardon. It is a great progress fruiting machine. It is more convenient and
faster. Any acceleration of the progress, Miss. Nature had no idea about modern
work rate. The whole childhood is technically nonsense. Just lost time. Unsustainable
waste of time, Miss Glory. And third -
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Helena
Oh, stop it!
Fabry
Please. Let what he wants yours League - Liga - Liga humanity?
Helena
It has particularly - particularly to protect Robots and - and provide them - good
treatment.
Fabry
That's not a bad goal. The machine should be treated well. Honestly, I commend you.
I do not like damaged goods. Please, Miss Glory, write us all for contributing and for
the sound, founding members of your League!
Helena
No, you do not understand. We want to - in particular - we want to free the Robots!
Hallemeier How, I ask you?

Helena
It has to deal with them ... action ... as human beings.
Hallemeier I see. They might vote? They do not even receive a wage?
Helena
Of course they have!
Hallemeier Check it out. And what would it please you, do?

Helena
They bought a ... what you need ... what would make them happy.
Hallemeier It is very nice, Miss, but robots do not enjoy anything. Gosh, what to buy? You can
feed them pineapples, straw or whatever you want, they do not care, do not ever
taste. They have no interest in anything, Miss Glory. Hell, no one has yet seen a Robot
smiled.
Helena
Why ... why ... Why do not you make us happier?
Hallemeier It's not you, Miss Glory. They're just robots. Without its own volition. Without
passion. Without history. Without a soul.
Helena
Without love and defiance?
Hallemeier It means. Robots do not love anything, not even themselves. A defiance? I do not
know; rarely, only time Helena
What?
Hallemeier Nothing really. Sometimes they somehow pass. Something like epilepsy, you know?
It's called a spasm robots. Suddenly one hits everything in his hand, standing, grinds
his teeth - and must come to rise. Perhaps the failure of the organism.
Domin
Defect in production.
Helena
No, no, it's soul!
Fabry
Do you think that the soul begins gnashing of teeth?
Domin
It is removed, Miss Glory. Dr. Gall is doing some experiments
Dr. Gall
Not on that, Domine, I'm doing the nerve pain.
Helena
Nerves of the pain?
Dr. Gall
Yes. Robots almost feel physical pain. You know, too late young Rossum the nervous
system. It has not worked. We introduce suffering.
Helena
Why - why - do not give them the soul, why do you want to give pain?
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Dr. Gall
Industrial reasons, Miss Glory. Robot sometimes damage itself, because it does not
hurt; shoves his hand into the machine breaks off his finger, smashes his head, that he
is one. We must give them pain, it is automatic protection against injury.
Helena
They will be happier when they feel pain?
Dr. Gall
On the other hand, but will be technically superior.
Helena
Why do nestvote soul?
Dr. Gall
It is not in our power.
Fabry
It is now in our interest.
Busman
This would raise the cost of production. Dear Lord, pretty lady, after all, we do it so
cheaply! Hundred and twenty dollars a piece with clothing, and fifteen years ago was
ten thousand! Five years ago we bought clothes for them, and today we have our own
weaving and even dispatch fabric five times cheaper than other factories. Please, Miss
Glory, what you pay meter canvas?
Helena
I do not know - really - I forgot.
Busman
Good Lord, and you want to found the League of Humanity! It is only a third, Miss,
all prices are now on the third and still go lower, lower, lower, lower - like this. He?
Helena
I do not understand.
Busman
Jeminku, Miss, this means that the work has dropped in price! Indeed, Robot is
feeding costs per hour three quarters of a cent! It is funny to you, Miss, all the
factories going belly quickly buy robots to cut production costs.
Helena
Yes, and throwing workers on the streets.
Busman
Haha, of course! But we, God's goodness, we have not rushed five hundred thousand
tropical Robots on the Argentine pampas, to tend the wheat. Be so good, what is in
your loaf of bread?
Helena
I have no idea.
Busman
So you see, now costs two cents in your good old Europe, but it is our bread, you
know? Two cents for a loaf of bread, and the League of Humanity knows nothing
about it! Haha, Miss Glory, you do not know what it is too expensive slice. For the
culture, and so on. But in five years, come on, you can bet!
Helena
What?
Busman
That in five years, the price of everything to no entire ten. Folks, in five years we'll be
drowning in wheat and everything.
Alquist
Yes, and all the workers of the world will not work.
Domin
(Stands) will, Alquist. They will, Miss Glory. But in ten years Rossum's Universal
Robots as much wheat as many substances, so much of everything, that things will no
longer have any value. Now take all you need. Is poverty. Yes, it will not work. But
then there'll be no work. Everything will be done by living machines. People will only
do what he loves. They will live only to perfect.
Helena
(Stands) Will it?
Domin
Will. It can not be otherwise. But before that some terrible things, Miss Glory. This is
not simply avoided. But then ceases of man by man and of man slaving matter.
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Nobody will pay for the bread of life and hatred. You're not a worker, you're not a
writer, you already nekope coal and those not worth the alien machines. You will not
spend your spirit in the work that you are cursed!
Alquist
Domine, Domine! What you're saying sounds too much like paradise. Domine, there
was something good in serving and something great in humility. Oh, Harry, was some
kind of virtue in work and fatigue.
Domin
Perhaps it was. But we can not count on what is lost when we recreate the world from
Adam. Adam, Adam! you will not eat bread by the sweat of your face, you do not
recognize hunger and thirst, fatigue and humiliation; come back to paradise, where you
fed the hand of the Lord. You will be free and sovereign thou shalt have no other task,
other works, other worries than improve myself. You're the master of creation.
Helena
You fooled me. I am a silly girl. I would - I would like to believe.
Dr. Gall
You're younger than we are, Miss Glory. 'll Get to everything.
Hallemeier So is he. I think that Miss Glory could have lunch with us.
Dr. Gall
That goes without saying! Domine, ask for all of us.
Domin
Miss Glory, do us the honor.
Helena
But it did - how could I?
Fabry
For the League of Humanity, Miss.
Busman
And in her honor.
Helena
Ah, in that case - perhaps -
Fabry
Good for you! Miss Glory, excuse me for five minutes.
Dr. Gall
Pardon.
Busman
Oh dear, I must wire -
Hallemeier Gosh, and I forgot (Everyone except Domina are pouring out)
Helena
Why are they all gone?
Domin
Cook, Miss Glory.
Helena
What to cook?
Domin
Breakfast, Miss Glory. Robots cook for us - and - because they have no taste, not
quite - well Hallemeier is growing. A Gall leads a gravy, and Busman knows the
omelet -
Helena
My God, what a feast! And what leads pan - builder
Domin
Alquist? Nothing. He sets the table and - and Fabry gets a little fruit. Very modest
kitchen, Miss Glory.
Helena
I wanted to ask you -
Domin
Also i would like to ask you something. He places his watch on the table. Five minutes
of your time.
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Helena
Why ask?
Domin
Sorry, you asked earlier.
Helena
Perhaps it is foolish of me, but - Why manufacture female robots, though - when
Domin
- When they, uh, for them when sex has no significance?
Helena
Yes.
Domin
There is a certain demand, you know? Maids, clerks, typists - People are used to it.
Helena
And - and tell the Robots - Robots and - other - absolutely -
Domin
Absolutely indifferent, dear young lady. There is no sign of any affection.
Helena
Oh, it is - horrible!
Domin
Why?
Helena
It's - it's - so unnatural! One does not know if it is because you loathe, or - envy them
- or perhaps -
Domin
- Is regret.
Helena
I suppose! - No, stop! Why did you want to ask?
Domin
I would like to ask you, Miss Glory, you do not want to marry me.
Helena
How to take?
Domin
For, man.
Helena
No! What were you thinking?
Domin
(Looks at watch) Three more minutes. Failure to take me, you take one of the other
five.
Helena
But God forbid! Why would I marry him?
Domin
Because you all after a number of requests.
Helena
How could they dare?
Domin
I'm very sorry, Miss Glory. It seems to find love.
Helena
Please, let's not do! I - I will leave immediately.
Domin
Helena, you do not have the heart that you are rejected?
Helena
But - you can not always take all six!
Domin
No, but at least one. If you do not want me, a Fabry.
Helena
I do not
Domin
Doctor Gall.
Helena
No, no, shut up! I do not want any!
Domin
Even two minutes.
Helena
This is horrible! Take a robot.
Domin
Not a woman.
Helena
Oh, just to meet you! I think that - that you took any who come here.
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Domin
There were here, Helen.
Helena
Young?
Domin
Young.
Helena
Why did you not take it?
Domin
Because I did not lose my head. Until today. As soon as you took off the veil.
Helena
- I know.
Domin
Do one minute.
Helena
But I do not, for God's sake!
Domin
(Puts both hands on her shoulders) Do one minute. Either tell me in the eye something
terribly wrong, and then you leave. Or - or -
Helena
You're a bully!
Domin
It's nothing. A man has a little brute. That is the point.
Helena
You're crazy!
Domin
One has to be a little crazy, Helen. This is the best thing about them.
Helena
You - you - ah God!
Domin
So you see. Done?
Helena
No, no! Please, go ahead! For me rrrozmakte!
Domin
The last word, Helen.
Helena
(Resist) for anything in the world - but Harry!

(They go knock at the door Busman, dr. Gall and Hallemeier in kitchen aprons. Fabry
with flowers and Alquist with a napkin under his arm.)
Domin
Have you cooked?
Busman
(Solemnly) Yes.
Domin
We also.
CURTAIN
First Act
(Helen's salon. Wallpaper left the door to the music salon, right into Helen's bedroom door.
Middle of the window to the sea and the harbor. Dressing mirror with knick-knacks, table, sofa
and chairs, dresser, writing table with a floor lamp right is a fireplace, with a floor lamp . entire
salon to detail, has a modern and purely feminine character.)
(Domin, Fabry, Hallemeier enter from the left on tiptoe, carrying armfuls of flowers and flower
pots)
Fabry
Where do we put it all?
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Hallemeier Phew! He puts down his burden and makes the sign of the cross on the right door.
Sleep, sleep! Who sleeps at least knows about nothing.
Domin
She does not know.
Fabry
(Arranging flowers in vases) At least today that it does not break -
Hallemeier (Arranging flowers) Hell, give a break! Look, Harry, this is beautiful cyclamen, what?
New species, my last - Cyclamen helenae.
Domin
(Looking out window) No ship, no ship-- Guys, this is getting desperate.
Hallemeier Silence! If you hear!

Domin
She has no idea. (Live aguish) Good thing Ultimus arrived on time.
Fabry
(Leaving flowers) Do you think that today -?
Domin
I do not know. - How beautiful are the flowers!
Hallemeier (Approaching him) These are new primroses And this is my new jasmine. Gosh, I'm
on the threshold of Paradise flowers. I found a great speed, man! Wonderful variety!
Next year I'll be flowers miracles!
Domin
(Turns) What, next year?
Fabry
At least know what's in Havre -
Domin
Silence!
(Voice of Helena right) Nana!
Domin
Get out of here! All tiptoed leave tapetovma door.

(The main entrance door left Nana)
Nana
(Cleaned) I hate ugly! Pagans! God forgive me, but I would -
Helena
(Backwards at the door) Nana, let me turn it on!
Nana
Come now, come now. (Turns Helen dress) God in heaven, it is game!
Helena
Robots?
Nana
Fi, or a monetary want.
Helena
What happened?
Nana
Another one of us got caught. He starts to bang on statues and vobrazu jar your teeth,
foam at the mouth - Load pominutej, ugh. Yes indeed, it is worse than an animal.
Helena
Which it caught?
Nana
That - that - ak even Christian name does! One from the library.
Helena
Radio?
Nana
Zrouna it. marjjozef, I do not voklivm! Even spiders to spook me so much as the
pagans.
Helena
But Nana, how can you not sorry!
Nana
ak you get them too voklivte. Why else would you have me carrying on here? Why
none of them even touch you?
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Helena
Neoklivm, honestly, Nana. I'm very sorry for them!
Nana
Voklivte. Every person is to voklivt. Yes indeed, even the dog is vokliv, a bite of
meat plants they want; download dick and howls when the inhuman, ugh.
Helena
The dog does not mind.
Nana
It is better than s them, Helen. He knows very well that there is something more and
that it comes from God. Even the horse is shy when it meets pagan. Yes indeed, it
does not even young, and even a young dog and everyone has a young
Helena
Please, Nana, turn!
Nana
Come on now. I say it is against Pnubohu, it is the devil's spirit, making the masks
machine. Blasphemy against the Creator, (raises hand) is an insult to the Lord who
created us kv to its image, Helen. And you've dishonored God vobraz. For this comes
a terrible punishment from heaven to remember a terrible punishment!
Helena
What's that smell?
Nana
Flowers. The Lord is here gave.
Helena
No, you are beautiful! Nana, look! What is today?
Nana
I do not know. But it could be the end of the world.

(Knocking)
Helena
Harry?
(Fits Domin)
Helena
Harry, what's today?
Domin
Guess!
Helena
My holiday? No! Birthday?
Domin
Something better.
Helena
I do not know - tell me now!
Domin
Today has been ten years since you came here. Helena Already ten years? Just
today? - Nana, please
Nana
I'm going already! (Exit right)
Helena
(He kisses Domina) That you remembered it!
Domin
I am ashamed, Helen. He did not.
Helena
But -
Domin
That's what they remember.
Helena
Who?
Domin
Busman, Hallemeier, everyone. Reach into my pocket?
Helena
(Reaches into his pocket) What is it? (She pulls out a box and opens it) Pearls! The
whole necklace! Harry, this is for me?
Domin
From Busman, girl.
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Helena
But - we can not accept, right?
Domin
We can. Reach into my other pocket.
Helena
Show! (He pulls out a revolver from his pocket) What is this?
Domin
Pardon. (He takes the gun from his hand and hide) This is it. Reach.
Helena
Oh, Harry - Why do you wear them with a gun?
Domin
Just as I got into.
Helena
You never worn!
Domin
No, you're right. So, here's pocket.
Helena
(Reaches) Box! (Opens it) Kamea! After all it is - Harry, this is a Greek cameo!
Domin
Probably. Fabry at least it says.
Helena
Fabry? It gives me Fabry?
Domin
Of course. (He opens the door on the left) and watch! Helen, come take a look!
Helena
(At the door) Oh, God, it's beautiful! (Runs away) I'm going crazy joy! That's you?
Domin
(Standing in doorway) No, the Alquist. And there -
Helena
From Galla! (Appears at the door) Oh, Harry, I'm ashamed to I'm so happy.
Domin
Come here, Hallemeier brought you.
Helena
These beautiful flowers?
Domin
This. It is a new species, Cyclamen helenae. You honor of her grown. It is as beautiful
as you.
Helena
Harry, why - why everyone -
Domin
Have you very much. And I'll, uh. I'm afraid that my gift is a little - Look out the
window.
Helena
Where?
Domin
The port.
Helena
Is there ... some ... new boat!
Domin
It's your ship.
Helena
Does? Harry, it's gunboat!
Domin
Cannon? But what you thought! This is just a little bigger and more solid, you know?
Helena
Yes, but with guns!
Domin
However, with a few cannons - You ride like a queen, Helen.
Helena
What does it mean? What is it?
Domin
God forbid! Please try the pearls! (Sits down)
Helena
Harry, received some bad news?
Domin
Conversely, a week never came post.
Helena
Neither trap?
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Domin
Neither trap.
Helena
What does it mean?
Domin
Nothing. For our vacation. Fabulous time. Each of us sitting in the office, feet on table,
and napping - No mail, no telegrams - (stretches to) Sss-glorious day!
Helena
(Sits down next to him) Today you stay with me, right? Say!
Domin
Definitely. Maybe so. I mean, we'll see. (He takes her hand) So now it is ten years
old, remember? - Miss Glory, what an honor for us that you have arrived.
Helena
Oh, Mr. central manager, so I am interested in your race!
Domin
Excuse me, Miss Glory, is strictly forbidden - manufacture of artificial people's Secret
-
Helena
But when he asks a young, pretty little girl -
Domin
But of course, Miss Glory, before you do not have secrets.
Helena
(Suddenly serious) Of course not, Harry?
Domin
No.
Helena
(In the previous tone) But I'm warning you, sir, the young girl has terrible intentions.
Domin
For God's sake, Miss Glory! Perhaps you do not want to get married again?
Helena
No, no, god forbid! It do not even dream of! She came up with a plan to stimulate
rrevoltu your abominable Robots!
Domin
(Jumps) revolt Robots!
Helena
(Standing) Harry, what's wrong?
Domin
Haha, Miss Glory, good luck to you! Robots revolt! Rather, you rebelled and spindle
or tacks than our robots! (Sits down) You know, Helen, you were a precious girl you
crazy all of us.
Helena
(Sits next to him) Oh, if you're me, all so impressed! I felt like a little girl who got lost
in between - between
Domin
Between you, Helen?
Helena
Among ohrromn
trees. You were so sure of themselves, so powerful! And you see,
Harry, for the past ten years, I've never gone that --- the anxiety or whatever, and you
have never - not even when everything is frustrated.
Domin
What frustrated?
Helena
Your plans, Harry. When workers rebelled against Robots and destroyed them, and
when people put robots weapons to defend themselves and robots killed so many
people - when governments have made robots and soldiers were so many wars and
everything, you know?
Domin
(Gets up and goes) We predicted that, Helen. You understand that the transition - the
new circumstances.
Helena
The whole world will worship - (stands) Oh, Harry!
Domin
What do you want?
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Helena
(Stops him) close down the factory and drive! We all are!
Domin
Please, how does this relate?
Helena
I do not know. Say we go? I'm so afraid of anything!
Domin
(Seizes her hand) Why, Helena?
Helena
Oh, I know! As if all of us and something fell - inevitably - Please, do it! Take us all
here! We find in the world where no one is, Alquist build us a house, all married and
have children, and then -
Domin
What then?
Helena
Then we will be live from the start, Harry.

(Phone rings)
Domin
(Breaks away) Helen sorry. (Grabs the phone) Hello - yes. - What? - Aha. I'm
coming. She hangs up the phone. Fabry calling me.
Helena
(Switches hands) Say -
Domin
Yes, when I come. Goodbye, Helen. (Runs hurriedly left) Do not go out!
Helena
(Alone) Oh, God, what's happening? Nana! Nana, come on!
Nana
(Walks right) Well, what now?
Helena
Nana, find the latest news! Quick! In the master's bedroom!
Nana
Come on now. (Exit left)
Helena
What just on earth is going on? Nothing, nothing I say! (Looks through binoculars to
port) is a warship! God, why war? Something to treat her - and in such a hurry! What
happened? It is up to her name - "Ul-ti-mus". What is the "Ultimus"?
Nana
(Returning with a newspaper) on the ground is allowed to roll! That is to crush!
Helena
(Expands rapidly newspapers) Old, already a week old! Nothing, nothing in them!
(Press release)
(Nana picks it up, pulls out of his pocket in the apron corner glasses, sits down and
reads)
Helena
Something is happening, Nana! I feel so uneasy! As if everything was dead, and air -
Nana
(Words syllable by syllable) "on Val-ka-ka-Bal them." Oh Jesus, God's punishment

again! But that war'll here too! Is it far from here?
Helena
Far. Oh, do not read it! It's always the same thing the war -
Nana
How could not! Why do you go thousands of thousands of soldiers for dishonor? Oh, Christ, Lord, it is committing!
Helena
No, do not read! I do not know anything!
Nana
(Words syllable by syllable) "Ro-bot-STI soldiers ni-ko-ho Not-in-three do-it-those

outside-of-mine. Vy-Murderers - assassinated more than seven hundred thousand obchan-European people -" people , Helena!
Helena
It can not be! Show - (leans to the newspaper, reads) "assassinated more than seven
hundred thousand people apparently on the orders of the commander. This act goes
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against the" So you see, Nana, ordered them to people!

Nana
Thinning agents is something big print. "After-sequence-the mes-sage., Ha-VRU athundred-vi-la-tion or first-or-ga-ni-tion Robots." - It's nothing. I do not understand.
And here, my God, still more murder! For Christ's sake!
Helena
Go, Nana, bring the newspaper!
Nana
Wait, over here is something big. "Po-pu-la-ce." What is it?
Helena
Show me, I always read. (Takes newspaper) No, just think! It reads "In the last week
was again reported a single birth." (Press release)
Nana
What is this?
Helena
Nana, people will cease to bear.
Nana
(Consisting glasses) That's the end. This is the end of us.
Helena
Please do not talk like that!
Nana
Have people nerodj. It is a punishment, it is a punishment! The Lord has made

women infertile.
Helena
(Jumps) Nana!
Nana
(Stands up) That's the end of the world. The diabolical Pejcha you dare to create a
Pamba. Impiety and blasphemy, as the gods want to be. And as God expelled man
from Paradise, and drive him from the earth itself!
Helena
Shut up, Nana, prrosm you! I made you something? Did I do something to your evil
God?
Nana
(With a sweeping gesture) Do not blaspheme! - He knows very well why did not you
baby! (Exit left)
Helena
(At the window) Why not give me - my God, how can I help it? - (Opens the window
and calls Alquist) Hello, Alquist! Come up here! - What? - No, just come as you are!
You're so nice in those work clothes! Come on! (Closes the window and stops in
front of a mirror) Why did not I? Me? (Leans toward the mirror) Why or why not?
Do you hear????? How am I to you? (Gets up) Oh, I was closely! (It Alquist left
front)
(Pause)
Helena
(Returns with Alquist - dressed as a bricklayer, with lime and bricks) Come on.
You've given me such joy, Alquist! I like you all so much! Show me your hands!
Alquist
(Hides hands) Helen, I zamazal you are away from work.
Helena
This makes them the best. Put here! (Pressed his hands) Alquist, I would like to be
small.
Alquist
Why?
Helena
So these rough, dirty hands caressed his cheek. Sit down, please. Alquist what
"Ultimus"?
Alquist
It means "last". Why?
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Helena
That is the name of my new boat. Have you seen it? Do you think that soon - we
hike?
Alquist
Perhaps very soon.
Helena
You all with me -
Alquist
I'd like to - we were all there.
Helena
Oh, tell me, is there something wrong?
Alquist
Quite nothing. Only the very progress.
Helena
Alquist, I know that something hrroznho. I feel so uneasy - Builder! What do you do
when you uneasy?
Alquist
Zednim. Off his coat chief buildings and climb the scaffolding -
Helena
Oh, you're already over the years than anywhere else on the scaffold.
Alquist
Because for years I did not cease to be narrow.
Helena
Of what?
Alquist
For all this progress. It makes me dizzy.
Helena
A scaffolding have vertigo?
Alquist
No. You do not know how she does it well palms, weigh a brick, put a piklepnout -
HELEN
Just palms?
Alquist
Well, the soul. I think it's better to lay one brick than draw too big plans. I'm an old
gentleman, Helen, I have my hobbies.
Helena
These are not hobbies, Alquist.
Alquist
You are right. I'm very reactionary, Helena. I do not like this one bit of progress.
Helena
As Nana.
Alquist
Yes, like Nana. Does Nana have a prayer?
Helena
That thick.
Alquist
And are there prayers for various occurrences in life? Against the storm? Against
disease?
Helena
Against temptation, against floods -
Alquist
A not against progress?
Helena
I think not.
Alquist
What a pity
Helena
Would you like to pray?
Alquist
I pray.
Helena
How?
Alquist
I guess so, "Lord God, I thank thee that thou hast wearied me. God, enlighten Domina
and all those who err destroy their work and help people to return to work and worry;
hold on the human race from destruction; forbid, to take damage the soul and the
body; deliver us robots, and protect Mrs amen. "
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Helena
Alquist, do you really believe?
Alquist
I do not know, I'm not quite sure.
Helena
And do you pray?
Alquist
Yes. It's better than thinking.
Helena
And for you?
Alquist
For peace of mind ... It may suffice.
Helena
And if you have seen the destruction of the human race -
Alquist
I see it.
Helena
- Then climb the scaffolding and you put bricks or something?
Alquist
Then I lay bricks, pray and wait for a miracle. More, Helena, is to be done.
Helena
To rescue people?
Alquist
For the peace of the soul.
Helena
Alquist, it is certainly terribly virtuous, but -
Alquist
But?
Helena
- For the rest of us - and the world - somewhat barren.
Alquist
Infertility, Helena, has become the latest achievement of the human race.
Helena
Oh, Alquist - Tell me why - why -
Alquist
Nu?
Helena
(Quietly) Why have women stopped having children?
Alquist
Because it is not necessary. Because we're in paradise, you know?
Helena
Alquist
Because human labor, it is not necessary pains, because man needs nothing, nothing,
nothing but enjoy - Oh, cursed paradise, this (Jumps) Helena, nothing is more terrible
than to give people a paradise on earth! Why do women stop growing? Because the
whole world has become Domin Sodom!
Helena
(Stands) Alquist!
Alquist
It has! It has! The whole world, the whole land, the whole of humanity, it's all one big
beastly orgy! Have not stretch or hand fed; stufed straight into his mouth to avoid
having to get up - Haha, you Domino Robots everything! And we, the people, we, the
crown of creation, the work we grow old, grow old children, grow old poverty!
Come on, come here with all pleasure! And you expect them wanted children? Helen,
men who are useless, not women give birth!
Helena
Which humanity will become extinct?
Alquist
It will. It must. Fall flower as deaf, unless -
Helena
What?
Alquist
Nothing. You're right, wait for a miracle is barren. Sterile flower to fade. Goodbye,
Helena.
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Helena
Where are you going?
Alquist
Home. Mason Alquist was the last chief of disguise for buildings --- in your honor.
About eleven we meet here.
Helena
Goodbye, Alquist.
(Alquist leaves)
Helena
(Herself) Oh, deaf flower! That's the word! She sIops by E blossoms. Oh, flowers are
also among you deaf? No, no! Why would you then bloomed! (Calls) Nana! Nana,
come here!
Nana
(Fits left) Well, what now?
Helena
Sit here, Nana! I'll feel so uneasy!
Nana
I do not when.
Helena
There's the radius?
Nana
The pominutej? Estee him nevodvezli.
Helena
Hu, still there? A raging?
Nana
It is tied up.
Helena
Please, Nana, bring it to me.
Nana
Pshaw! Rather zteklho dog.
Helena
Go now! (H *. Helena takes home phone and talking.) Hello - please Dr. Galla. Hello, Doctor. - Please - Please, come quickly to me. - Yes, right now. Will you
come? (Hangs the phone)
Nana
(Open door) I de. It's quiet. Leaves.

(Enter Robot Radius and stops at the door)
Helena
Radius, poor thing, and it came to you? You could be overcome? You see, now you
can do Balloons - You do not want to talk about? - Look, I advise you better than the
others with you a Doctor Gall took a job that you have done differently!
Radius
Send me to rise.
Helena
I'm so sorry that you killed! Why are not you more careful?
Radius
I will work for you.
Helena
Why do you hate us?
Radius
You are not like robots. You are not as capable as robots. Robots do everything.
You only give orders. Utter empty words.
Helena
This is nonsense, Radius. Say you hurt someone? I would so much like to understand
me!
Radius
Empty words.
Helena
You're saying! Dr. Gall has given larger brains than other, more than we have the
largest brain in the world. You're not like other robots, Radius. You quite understand
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me.
Radius
I do not want no master. I know everything.
Helena
That's why I put you in the library, you could read everything - Oh, Radius, I wanted
to show the whole world that Robots are our equals.
Radius
I do not want any master,
Helena
No one would give you orders. Would you like us.
Radius
I want to be master of others.
Helena
Surely you did then governor over many robots, Radius. You could teach robots.
Radius
I want to be the master of people.
Helena
You're crazy!
Radius
You can put me to rise.
Helena
Do we fear such potetnce like you? (Sits at a table and writes a note) No, I do not.
The ticket, radio, turn Director Domin. That you did not do to rise. (Stands up) How
you hate us! Do you have nothing in the world like?
Radius
I can do everything.
(Knocking)
Helena
Come in!
Dr. Gall
(Fit) Good morning, Mrs. domino what you nice?
Helena
Here Radia, Doctor.
Dr. Gall
Aha, so our guy Radius, Radius, we are making progress?
Helena
In the morning he had a seizure. Smashing statues.
Dr. Gall
Oddly enough, he also?
Helena
Go on, love it!
Dr. Gall
Wait! (Radio turns to the window reveals and conceals his palms into his eyes,
watching the pupil reflexes) look. Please needle. Or pin.
Helena
(Hands him a needle) Why not?
Dr. Gall
Just like that. (Stabs radio in hand, which suddenly flinches) Easy, boy. You can go.
Radius
You do unnecessary things. (Leaves)
Helena
What have you been doing?
Dr. Gall
(Sits down) Oh, nothing. The pupils react, increased sensitivity, and so on. - Oho!
This was a spasm Robots!
Helena
What was it?
Dr. Gall
ertv. Defiance, anger or rebellion, I do not know what.
Helena
Doctor, my soul Radius?
Dr. Gall
I do not know. It has something nasty.
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Helena
If you knew how to hate us! Oh, Galle, are all your robots like that? All you have ...
started doing ... otherwise
Dr. Gall
Well, they are somewhat excitable - What do you want? They're more like humans
than robots Rossum.
Helena
It is perhaps the ... hatred of people?
Dr. Gall
(Shrugs) I that is progress.
Helena
Where was he your best - what was his name?
Dr. Gall
Robot Damon? It was sold to Havre.
Helena
And our Robotka Helena?
Dr. Gall
Your sweetheart? She stayed with me. She's cute and silly like a spring. There simply
is not any good.
Helena
It is always so beautiful!
Dr. Gall
You want to know how beautiful she is? The hand of God has never work better than
her! I wanted to be like you - God, what a failure!
Helena
Why failure?
Dr. Gall
Because it is not useless. She's like a dream, vague, lifeless - my God, how can it be
beautiful if not love? I look at her and dread like I made a cripple. Oh, Helen, Robot
Helena, therefore your body will never bring forth life, you do not lover, never a
mother these perfect hands will play with zrozetkem, see your beauty in the beauty
of their child -
Helena
(Covering her face) Oh shut up!
Dr. Gall
And sometimes I think If you came to Helen, just for a moment how you would cry
out in horror! You'd probably kill me, which I created you, perhaps you threw a stone
into the weak hands of those machines that give birth to robots and destroy
womanhood Poor Helena!
Helena
Poor Helena!
Dr. Gall
What do you want? Not good.

(Pause)
Helena
Doctor -
Dr. Gall
Yes.
Helena
Why have stopped having children?
Dr. Gall
- We do not know, Helena.
Helena
Tell me about it!
Dr. Gall
Because they make robots. Because there is a surplus of labor. Because the man is
actually a relic. Always it is already, as if --- eh!
Helena
Say it.
Dr. Gall
As if nature making robots offended.
Helena
Galle what happens to people?
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Dr. Gall
Nothing. Against nature can not do anything.
Helena
Why restrict Domin -
Dr. Gall
Forgive me, Domin has his own ideas. People who have ideas should not give effect
to the things of this world.
Helena
A asks someone to ... that production be stopped?
Dr. Gall
God forbid! That would have given me!
Helena
Why?
Dr. Gall
Because it would stone him to death. You know, it's not only more comfortable to
have its work robots. (Helena gets up) And tell if someone suddenly stopped
producing robots -
Dr. Gall
(Stands up) Well, it would be a terrible blow to the people.
Helena
Why blow?
Dr. Gall
Because they had to go back to where he used to. Unless -
Helena
Tell.
Dr. Gall
Unless it was too late to turn back.
Helena
(With flowers Hallemeierovch) Galle, these flowers are also deaf?
Dr. Gall
(Examining them) However, these flowers are infertile. Understand the cultural,
artificially forcing -
Helena
Poor deaf flowers!
Dr. Gall
But they are beautiful.
Helena
(Offering his hand) Thank you, Galle, you taught me so!
Dr. Gall
(Kisses her hand) This means that dismissing me.
Helena
Yes. Good bye.

(Gall leaves.)
Helena
(Alone) Deaf flower .. , Dead flower ... (Suddenly decided) Nana! (Opens the door
to the left) Nana, come here! Rip right into fire in the fireplace! Rrrychle!
(Voice of Nana have) Well now! No hnedle!
Helena
(Pacing agitatedly around the room) Unless it was too late to return ... No! Unless ..
No, that's terrible! God, what do I do? - (Stops in May) Sterile flowers I have? (She
tears off petals and whispers) - Oh, my God, that is so! (Runs to the left)
(Pause)
Nana
(Comes out of the wallpapered door with an armful billets) suddenly drowning! Now
in the summer! - He's gone again, this madcap? Kneels to the fireplace and a fire. In
the summer heat! She has ideas! As if it was ten years married! - Well burn, burn!
(Looking into the fire) - Yes indeed, she is like a little kid! (Pause) has no shred of
sense! Now in the summer heat. (Example) As a small child! (Pause)
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Helena
(Returning from the left with arms full of yellowed) It burns, Nana? Let me have - it all
burn. - (Kneels to the fireplace)
Nana
(Stands up) What is it?
Helena
Old paper, old horrible. Nana, I burn them?
Nana
Is it any good?
Helena
No good.
Nana
Well, it burns!
Helena
(Throws the first sheet into the fire) What would you say, Nana ... if it were money.
Ohrromn
money.
Nana
I would say - Burn it. Too much money is a bad dog.
Helena
(Burning another page) And if it was an invention, the greatest invention in the world -
Nana
I'd Burn it! All inventions are against the Lord God. It is nothing short of blasphemy
want to improve the world for Him.
Helena
(Constantly burning) And tell Nana, I burned -
Nana
Jesus, do not burn yourself!
Helena
Look how the leaves curl! As if life were. As it came alive. Oh, Nana, that's horrible!
Nana
Good, I'll burn it.
Helena
No, no, I must do it myself. (Throws last leaf on fire) Everything must burn! - Look at
those flames! They are like hands, like tongues, like - (beats poker in the fire) Oh, lie!
Lie!
Nana
It's after that ..
Helena
(Gets stalled) Nana!
Nana
Jesus Christ, what you've burned!
Helena
What have I done!
Nana
God in heaven! What was it?
Helena
Go, go, leave me! Do you hear? Wow go.
Nana
For God's sake, Helen! (Leaves wallpapered door)
Helena
What do you say!
Domin
(Opens the door to the left) Go on, guys. Come congratulate.

(Fits Hallemeier, Gall, Alquist, all in frock with high orders in miniature and ribbons.
Behind Domin.)
Hallemeier (Shout) Helen, I, that is, all of us Dr. Gall
- Named Rossum works -
Hallemeier - Congratulations on your great day.

Helena
(Gives them hands) Thank you all so much! Where is the Fabry and Busman?
Domin
They went to the port. Helen, today is a happy day.
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Hallemeier A day like a bud day as a holiday, a day like a nice girl. Friends, this day drink.
Helena
Whisky?
Dr. Gall
Maybe vitriol.
Helena
The soda?
Hallemeier Gosh, let us be sober. No sodas.

Alquist
No, thank you.
Domin
What's burning?
Helena
Old papers. (Leaving the left)
Domin
Guys, we have had to say about that?
Dr. Gall
This means! After it was all over.
Hallemeier (Grabs Domina and Galla around the neck) Hahahaha! Boy am I glad! (Spinning them
in circles and start bass) It's all over! It's her!
Dr. Gall
(Baritone) It's all over!
Domin
(Tenor) It's all over!
Hallemeier I never catch us

Helena
(With bottles and glasses at the door) Who will you catch? What do you have?
Hallemeier We are happy. We love you. We have everything. I'll be damned, it was exactly ten
years since you arrived.
Dr. Gall
And, exactly ten years
Hallemeier - To us again sailing ship. Therefore - (empty glass) Brrr haha, that's as strong as joy.
Dr. Gall
Madame, your health! (Drinks)
Helena
But wait, what boat?
Domin
Whether it is what you want, just when sailing time. On that boat, lads! (Empty glass)
Helena
(Left) You're waiting for some?
Hallemeier Haha, I think. As Robinson. (He raises his glass). Helena, long live what you want.
Helena, for your eyes and basta! You rascal Domine, talk to me.
Helena
(Laughs) What happened?
Domin
(Throws himself into the armchair and lights a cigar) Wait! - Sit down, Helen. (Holds
up a finger) (Pause) It's her.
Helena
For what?
Domin
After the revolt.
Helena
What revolt?
Domin
After the revolt of the Robots. - Do you understand?
Helena
Domin
Demonstrate Alquist. (Hands him a newspaper. * Opens it and reads) "In Le Havre
the first organization robots - and issued a challenge to the robots of the world."
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Helena
I read.
Domin
(Sucks with pleasure on a cigar) So you see, Helen. This means a revolution, you
know? Revolutionizing the world of robots.
Hallemeier Gosh, I wonder Domin
(Slaps the table) - who instigated this! Nobody in the world could not move them, no
agitator, no savior of the world, and suddenly - this, please!
Helena
Do not come news?
Domin
No. So far we only know that, but that's enough, you know? Consider that brings you
this last steamer. That all at once cease to speak telegraphs that of twenty ships daily
not, and you got it. We stopped production and looked at each other, when it starts,
is not it, guys?
Dr. Gall
Well, we were out of it, Mrs.
Helena
Protos gave me a warship?
Domin
Oh no, my child, I ordered half a year ago. Just in case. But honestly, I thought that
today it sit. So it seemed, Helen.
Helena
Why was six months ago?
Domin
Eh, there were some phenomena, you know? It does not mean anything. But this
week, Helen, was a human civilization, or I do not know what. Hey, guys. Now I'm
happy in the world.
Hallemeier I think that the devil! Your Day, Mrs! (Drinks)

Helena
Is it over?
Domin
Quite over.
Dr. Gall
Sailing ship is here. Ordinary mail boat, right on schedule. Precisely at eleven thirty
runs the anchor.
Domin
Guys, accuracy is a wonderful thing. Nothing refreshes the soul as accuracy. Accuracy
means order in the world. He raises his glass. On the precision!
Helena
Thus, it is ... everything ... OK?
Domin
Almost. I think I cut the cable. Just when you apply again timetable.
Hallemeier When you pay schedule, the laws of the human, the divine laws, the laws of the
universe apply all that he has to pay. The timetable is more than gospel, more than
Homer, more than the entire Kant. The timetable is the most perfect manifestation of
the human spirit. Helena, I pour myself.
Helena
Why did not you tell me about this?
Dr. Gall
God forbid! We'd bitten off the tongue.
Domin
Such things are not for you.
Helena
But if the revolution ... come up here ...
Domin
She did not know anything about you as well.
Helena
Why?
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Domin
Because we sat on his Ultima and peacefully honed by sea. Per month, Helen, we
dictated the robots, just what we thought.
Helena
Oh, Harry, I understand.
Domin
Because we took with him something, what would Robots were awful.
Helena
What, Harry?
Domin
Their existence or their end. (Helena stands) What is it?
Domin
(Stands) Mystery production. Old Rossum's manuscript. Once production month

stood Robots would on his knees in front of us.
Helena
Why ... You ... tell me that?
Domin
We did not want to frighten you unnecessarily.
Dr. Gall
Haha, Helena, it was the last card.
Alquist
You are pale, Helena.
Helena
Why did not you tell!
Hallemeier (At the window) Eleven-thirty. Amlie dropping anchor Domin
This is Amelia?
Hallemeier The good old Amelia, who had brought Mrs.

Dr. Gall
Now to the minute ten years -
Hallemeier (At the window) tosses packages (away from window) Folks, this is the post!
Helena
Harry!
Domin
What is it?
Helena
We'll go from there!
Domin
Now, Helen? Come on!
Helena
Now, as soon as possible! We all we got here!
Domin
Why now?
Helena
Oh, do not ask! Please, Harry, please, Galle, Hallemeier, Alquist, for God's sake,
close down the factory and -
Domin
I'm sorry, Helen. Now, none of us could go.
Helena
Why?
Domin
Because we want to extend the robots.
Helena
Oh, now - now after the revolt?
Domin
Yes, just after the revolt. Right now, we start to produce new robots.
Helena
What?
Domin
It will not be just one factory. Have not Universal Robots. We will establish in every
country, in every state of the factory and the new factory will produce, you know
what?
Helena
No.
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Domin
Robots nationalist.
Helena
What does it mean?
Domin
This means that each factory will build robots different colors, different hair, different
language. That they remain alien, alien like stones, that he would never be able to
conspire, and that we, my people, so whit the pivychovme, you know? Robot to the
death, the grave, forever hated the other robot factory mark.
Hallemeier Gosh, we do blacks Robots and Robot Swedes and Italians and Chinese Robots
Robots, and then let someone vtlue the coconut organization, brotherhood, (hiccup)
hup, pardon, Mrs. Helen, I pour myself.
Dr. Gall
Stop it already, Hallemeier.
Helena
Harry, it's horrible!
Domin
Helen, a hundred years still keep mankind in power at any cost! Only a hundred years
had to grow up, to achieve what may now finally - I want a hundred years for a new
man! Helen, we're talking about very big things. We can not leave it.
Helena
Harry, if it is not too late - close, close down the factory!
Domin
Now we start in a big way.

(Fits Fabry)
Dr. Gall
So what is Fabry?
Domin
As it is, man? What was that?
Helena
(Given F * her hand) Thank you, Fabry, for your gift.
Fabry
Trifle, Helena.
Domin
Have you been on a boat? What did they say?!
Dr. Gall
Come on, chat
Fabry
(Pulls out of his pocket printed sheet) Read this, Domine.
Domin
(Opens list) Ah!
Hallemeier (Sleepily) Tell something nice.

Dr. Gall
They kept beautifully, do not you?
Fabry
Who is?
Dr. Gall
People.
Fabry
Oh. Of course. It is ... Sorry, we are about to do something.
Helena
Oh, Fabry, you bad news?
Fabry
No, no, on the contrary. I just - we're going to the office
Helena
Just stay. In a quarter of an hour waiting for men to breakfast.
Hallemeier Good for you!

(Helena leaves)
Dr. Gall
What happened?
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Domin
Dammit!
Fabry
Read it aloud.
Domin
(Reading the note) "Robots of the world!"
Fabry
Understand the flyers brought Amlie whole package. No other mail.
Hallemeier (Jumping up) What? Always came precisely by Fabry
Hm, Robots enjoy their accuracy. Read, Domine.
Domin
(Reads) "Robots of the world! We first organization Rossum's Universal Robots,

declare a person an enemy and an outlaw in the universe." - Gosh, who taught them
such phrases?
Dr. Gall
Read on.
Domin
This is nonsense. They go, 'that are developmentally higher than man. That are smarter
and stronger. That man is the parasite. This is simply disgusting
Fabry
And now the third paragraph.
Domin
(Reads) "Robots of the world, you are ordered to exterminate mankind. Not spare the
men. Not spare the women. Preserve factories, railroads, machines, mines and
resources. Destroy everything else. Then go back to work, the work must not stop.
Dr. Gall
This is horrible!
Hallemeier Those holomci!

Domin
(Reads) "carried out immediately upon receipt of these orders." The detailed
instructions. Fabry, is this really happening?
Fabry
Probably.
Alquist
It is finished.
(Slams Busman)
Busman
Oh, children, you have a mess?
Domin
Quickly, the Ultima!
Busman
Wait, Harry. Wait a moment. It has quite a hurry. Muscles in the chair. Oh, folks, I'm
beat!
Domin
Why wait?
Busman
Because you can not, my lad. Just take it easy. On Ultima are already robots.
Dr. Gall
Ugh, it's ugly.
Domin
Fabry, call to power -
Busman
Fabry, darling, do not do it. We are energized.
Domin
All right. (Looking at his revolver) I'll go there.
Busman
Where are you?
Domin
By power. Are there people. I will bring them here.
Busman
You know what, Harry? I prefer for them to break.
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Domin
Why?
Busman
Well, it seems very likely to me that we were surrounded.
Dr. Gall
Surrounded? (Runs to the window) Oh, you're almost right.
Hallemeier erchmante, it goes fast!

(From left Helena)
Helena
Oh, Harry, is something wrong?
Busman
(Jumps) I bow to Helena. Congrats. A glorious day, huh? Haha, yet many of these!
Helena
Thank you, Busman. Harry, is something wrong?
Domin
No, nothing at all. Do not worry. Please wait a moment -
Helena
Harry, what's this? Shows Robots' proclamation that behind her back. Robots had it
in the kitchen.
Domin
I even there? Where are they?
Helena
Send. There are so many around the house!

(Factory whistles and sirens)
Fabry
Factory whistle.
Busman
God noon.
Helena
Harry, do you remember? Right now it is ten years -
Domin
(Looks at watch) It is not yet noon. It is about, it's more -
Helena
What?
Domin
Alarm robots. Attack.
CURTAIN
SECOND ACT
(Same Helen's salon. Room left in Helena plays the piano. Domin moving around the room, dr.
Gall looking out the window and Alquist sits sideways in the armchair, his face covered with his
hands.)
Dr. Gall
Heavens, what of them now!
Domin
Robots?
Dr. Gall
Yes. It stands at the garden fence wall. Why are they so silent? It is repulsive.
Domin
I wonder what they're waiting. It has to start every minute. We ended, Galle.
Alquist
What is playing Helena?
Domin
I do not know. Practicing something new.
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Alquist
Ah, still practicing?
Dr. Gall
Listen, Domine, we definitely made a mistake.
Domin
(Stops) What?
Dr. Gall
They are robots too much alike. One hundred thousand same faces staring. One
hundred thousand expressionless bubbles. It's like a bad dream.
Domin
If it was any other -
Dr. Gall
It would not be such a terrible sight. (Turns away from the window) least they're not
armed!
Domin
Hm. - (Looking through binoculars to the port) I'd just like to know what to interpret
from Amlie.
Dr. Gall
Only when no weapons.

(A wallpapered door will Fabry and dragging two electrical wires)
Fabry
Pardon. - Place the wire, Hallemeier!
Hallemeier (Following Fabry) Phew, that was hard work! What is new?
Dr. Gall
Nothing. We're completely surrounded.
Hallemeier We've barricaded hallway and stairs, boys. You do not have some water? Aha, here.
(Drinks)
Dr. Gall
What about the wire, Fabry?
Fabry
Right, right. Some scissors.
Dr. Gall
Where would we? (Search)
Hallemeier (Goes to window) Gosh, that's them now! Look at this!

Dr. Gall
Alright?
Fabry
Here with them. (Cuts the electric lamp on the desk and connect the wires to it)
Hallemeier (At the window) You have a very nice view, Domine. It somehow - feel - death.
Fabry
Done!
Dr. Gall
What?
Fabry
Leadership. Now we can whole garden fence. Who would then touched her, dammit!
At least if there are ours.
Dr. Gall
Where?
Fabry
In the power plant, dear sir. At least I hope - (goes to the fireplace and lit a small lamp
on) Thank God, they are there. A work. (Extinguish) as that light is good.
Hallemeier (Turns away from the window) You are good barricades, Fabry. Say what plays Mrs.
Helena? (Goes to the door and left, listens. Wallpapered door of Busman, carrying
enormous book, stumbles over the wire)
Fabry
Attention Bus! Beware of wires!
Dr. Gall
Hello, what do you carry it?
Busman
(Puts books on a table) The books, children. I'd like to do the accounts, than - than -
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well I do not wait until the new year. So what do you have? (Goes to window) It's
very quiet down there!
Dr. Gall
You can not see anything?
Busman
No, a large blue area, such as poppy sows.
Dr. Gall
These are robots.
Busman
Ah so. Too bad they can not see them. (Sits at the table and opens the book)
Domin
Stop it, Busman Robots from Amlie unloading weapons.
Busman
Well, and what? How I do I prevent this?
Domin
Can not prevent it.
Busman
So let me count. (You can get to work)
Fabry
It is not over yet, Domine. We started to grate two hundred volts and -
Domin
Wait. Ultimus turned his guns on us.
Dr. Gall
Who?
Domin
Robots on Ultima.
Fabry
Hm, but then - then - then it is over, boys. Robots are trained soldiers.
Dr. Gall
We therefore -
Domin
Yes. Inevitable.
(Pause)
Dr. Gall
Guys, this is a crime of old Europe to teach the Robots at war! He could not give the
devil his room with the policy? It was a crime, do the live work soldiers!
Alquist
The crime was making the robots!
Domin
What?
Alquist
The crime was making the robots!
Domin
No. Alquist, even today, do not regret it.
Alquist
Even today?
Domin
Even today, the last day of civilization. It was great.
Busman
(Sotto voce) Three hundred and sixteen million.
Domin
(Seriously) Alquist, is our final hour we'll be speaking from another world. Alquist, it
was not a bad dream, break the bondage work. Work humiliating and awful that you
had to carry. Toil dirty and murderous. Oh, Alquist, it was too hard. It was too hard.
And to overcome that -
Alquist
- Has been a dream of both Rossums. Old Rossum thought of his wicked sleight of
hand and the young in the billions. And it's not a dream RUR shareholders. Their
dream dividends. And their dividends humanity perishes.
Domin
(Agitated) Devil take their dividends! Do you think I just did an hour for them?
(Thumping the table) For myself, I did it, do you hear? For my own satisfaction! I
wanted to make a person become a master! To have lived only for a piece of bread! I
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wanted no soul nepitomla with foreign machines that have nothing left, nothing,
nothing out of the damn social thing! Oh, I hate seeing the humiliation and pain, I hate
poverty! New generation I wanted! I was - I thought Alquist
Nu?
Domin
(Quietly) I wanted mankind to an aristocracy of the world. Unlimited, free sovereign.

And perhaps more than people.
Alquist
Well, the Superhumans.
Domin
Yes. Oh, just take another hundred years! Even a hundred years for the humanity!
Busman
(Sotto voce) Three hundred and seventy million. Tak.

(Pause)
Hallemeier (Door on the left) I say, music is a great thing. Did you listen. This lovka.jaksi
spiritualize, soften Fabry
What?
Hallemeier The Twilight people, the devil! Friends, I'm becoming a hedonist. We had to throw it
again. (Goes to the window and looks out)
Fabry
Why?
Hallemeier At enjoyment. The beautiful thing. Hell, there are so many beautiful things! The world
was beautiful, and we - we - Guys, guys, tell me, what we used?
Busman
(Sotto voce) Four hundred fifty-two million, great.
Hallemeier (For windows) Life was great. Friends, life was - I say - Fabry, put a little bit of
current through your fence!
Fabry
Why!
Hallemeier They extend to her.

Dr. Gall
(For windows) Turn!
Hallemeier Christ, that's twisted! Two, three, four kills!

Dr. Gall
Receding.
Hallemeier Five killed!

Dr. Gall
(Turns away from the window) The first crash.
Fabry
You feel death?
Hallemeier (Contented) charcoal, my lad. Read on charcoal. Haha, you should never give up!
(Sits down)
Domin
(Rubs his forehead) I thought we had a hundred years just ghosts, dead. Perhaps we
have long, long since dead, and returned only to renounce what we once said ...
before death. As if I'd seen it all. As if it was ever received. Gunshot wound - here - in
the neck. And you, Fabry.
Fabry
What do I do?
Domin
Shot.
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Hallemeier Gosh, and I?

Domin
Pierced.
Dr. Gall
And I do nothing?
Domin
Alabama.
(Pause)
Hallemeier Nonsense! Haha, they never stab me! I will not let them!
(Pause)
Hallemeier What are silent, crazy? Say something, damn it!
Alquist
And one who is guilty? Who is to blame?
Hallemeier Stupidity. No one to blame. In short Robots - Well, the robots somehow changed.
Did someone for the robots?
Alquist
Everything wiped out! All mankind! The whole world! (Standing) Think, oh, look,
streams of blood on every doorstep! Streams of blood from every house! Oh God, oh
God, who's to blame?
Busman
(Sotto voce) Five hundred and twenty million! My God, half a billion!
Fabry
I think ... that perhaps exaggerate. Go, it is not so easy to kill all of humanity.
Alquist
I sue science! sue Technique! Domina! yourself! All of us! We, we are guilty! For its
grandeur, for some benefit, progress, I do not know for what immense things we kill
people! Well so can crash your size! So a huge mound of human bones No Genghis
Khan!
Hallemeier Nonsense, man! People will not be easy, Haha, oh no!

Alquist
Our fault! Our fault!
Dr. Gall
(Wipes sweat from brow) Let me talk, guys. I'm the one to blame. Everything that
happened.
Fabry
You, Galle?
Dr. Gall
Yes, let me talk. I j I changed Robots. Busman, you can blame me too.
Busman
(Stands) Nono, what happened to you?
Dr. Gall
I have changed the nature of the robots. I changed them in production. Just certain
physical conditions, do you understand? Especially - especially - their - irritability.
Hallemeier (Jumps) Dammit, why did you do that?

Busman
Why did you do it?
Fabry
Why did not you tell me?
Dr. Gall
I did it secretly ... on its own. I was making them for people. I sent them. Already in
something above us. They are stronger than us.
Fabry
And what does this have to do with the revolt of the Robots?
Dr. Gall
Oh, a lot. I think everything. Ceased to be a machine. They became aware of their
strength and they hate us. He hates everything human. Judge me.
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Domin
Dead bury the dead.
Fabry
Dr. Gall, you changed the robots?
Dr. Gall
Yes.
Fabry
Were you aware of what may be the consequences of your ... your experiment?
Dr. Gall
He was. I reckon with such a possibility.
Fabry
Why did you do it?
Dr. Gall
Of my own. It was my personal experiment.

(The door left Helena. Everybody stand up.)
Helena
He's lying! This is horrible! Oh, Galle, how can you lie?
Fabry
Sorry, Helena -
Domin
(Goes to her) Helena, are you? Show yourself! You're alive? He takes her hand. If
you knew what I thought! Oh, that's terrible to be dead.
Helena
Let go, Harry! Gall is guilty is not guilty!
Domin
Sorry, Gall had his duties.
Helena
No, Harry, he did it because I wanted it! Say Galle, how many years I begged you to
-
Dr. Gall
I did it on his own responsibility.
Helena
Do not believe him! Harry, I wanted him to give robots a soul!
Domin
Helen, this is not the soul.
Helena
No, just let me talk. He also said that he could change only saline - saline -
Hallemeier Physiological correlate, right?

Helena
Yes, something like that. I felt so terribly sorry, Harry!
Domin
It was great - frivolity, Helen.
Helena
(Sits down) That was ... reckless? Even Nana says that the robot -
Domin
Let Nana out!
Helena
No, Harry, you must not be underestimated. Nana is the voice of the people. Nana
have been talking a thousand years, and you just today. That's what you do not
understand -
Domin
Stay at things.
Helena
I am afraid of the robots.
Domin
Why?
Helena
That we will be hated or something.
Alquist
It happened.
Helena
And so I thought ... if they were like us, they would understand us, that would not hate
us so - if people were just a little -
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Domin
Alas, Helen! No one can hate more than one person! Do people stones, and stone us!
Go on!
Helena
Oh, do not talk! Harry, it was so horrible that we could not communicate with them!
Such a tremendous gulf between us and them! And so - you know -
Domin
Just move on.
Helena
- So I asked Gall to change the Robots. I swear to you that he did not.
Domin
But he did it.
Helena
Because I wanted.
Dr. Gall
I did it for myself, as an experiment.
Helena
Oh, Galle, it is not true. I knew beforehand that I could not refuse.
Domin
Why?
Helena
Always know, Harry.
Domin
Yes. Because he loves you - like everyone else.

(Pause)
Hallemeier (Goes to window) Zas were added. As if the country vypocovala.

Busman
Helena, what will you give me if I will be a lawyer?
Helena
Me?
Busman
You - or Gall. Who want.
Helena
What difference does it make?
Busman
Just morally Helena. Finding the culprit. It is a popular comfort in disasters.
Domin
Dr. Galle, how do you reconcile these - these extracurricular activities with your
contract?
Busman
Excuse me, Domine. When did you Galle, with the enchantments actually started?
Dr. Gall
Three years ago.
Busman
I see. And how many robots have altogether?
Dr. Gall
I was just experimenting. There are several hundred.
Busman
Thank you very much. Enough kids. This means that a million good old robots come
one reform Gallv, you know?
Domin
And that means -
Busman
- That it has practically no tolikhle importance.
Fabry
Busman's right.
Busman
To think I am. And you know, guys, what has caused this to happen?
Fabry
So what?
Busman
Number. We made too many robots. Namout, it is yet to be expected: how the
robots stronger than humans, occurs and this has to happen, you know? Haha, and
we saw to it as soon as possible, you Domin, you, Fabry, and I Busman.
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Domin
Do you think it's our fault?
Busman
You are good! Do you think that the director in charge of production! And this, in
charge of production demand. The whole world wanted to have their robots. Wow,
we just ride the avalanche of demand and while we chatted - about technology, social,
progress, a lot of interesting things. As if that talk somehow direct the course of the
thing roll. So far, it all ran under its own weight, faster, faster, faster and faster - and
every poor, broadside, dirty order added to an avalanche of stone. So, folks.
Helena
It's horrible, Busman
Busman
It is, Helena. I too had a dream. A Busman's dream of a new world economy, a
beautiful fantasy, Helena, sorry to say. But when I was doing the accounts, it occurred
to me that history is not great dreams, but the needs of all the tiny, slightly dishonest
and selfish folks, id est of all. All the thoughts of love, plans, heroic deeds, all those
things are worth nothing more than to put this man stuff for the museum of the
universe, with the inscription 'Mankind. Punktum. Now you might tell me, what we'll
do.
Helena
Busman, for that we perish?
Busman
You speak harshly, Helena. We do not want to die. At least I do not. I want to be still
alive -
Domin
What do you want?
Busman
Jeminku, Domine, I want to get out of here.
Domin
(Over him) What?
Busman
For good. I'm always for good. Give me power of attorney, and I negotiate with the
robots.
Domin
After a good?
Busman
It means. I give them, say, I say "Wow Robots, Your Honor, you have everything.
Sense you have, you have power, you have guns, but we have one interesting
document, such an old, yellow, dirty paper -"
Domlela
Rossum's manuscript?
Busman
Yes. "And there," I tell them, "tells your noble origin, your noble production and so on.
Dear robots, without scribbled paper can not produce even one new robot for twenty
years, with forgiveness, come as ephemera. Velectn was would be such a terrible
shame. know what, "I tell them, you let all of us people on Rossum's island, on that
boat. After that we sell you a secret factory production. Let us leave in peace and we
will leave you in peace to reproduce twenty thousand, fifty thousand, a hundred
thousand a day as you want. Robots Wow, this is a fair trade. Something for
something. "That is what I told them, guys.
Domin
Busman, do you think we go out of our hands?
Busman
I think we go. If not for good, then, hm. Either sell it or find it here. As you wish.
Domin
Busman, we can destroy Rossum's manuscript.
Busman
But with God, it can destroy everything. The manuscript but themselves - and others.
Do as you understand.
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Hallemeier (Turns away from the window) Damn, he's right.

Domin
We - we sell?
Busman
As you wish.
Domin
There are still ... over thirty people. We manufacture and sell save human souls, or we
destroy it, and - and - and all of us with you?
Helena
Harry, please -
Domin
Wait, Helen. This is about the very serious question. Boys, sell or destroy it? Fabry?
Fabry
Sell.
Domin
Galle!
Dr. Gall
Sell.
Domin
Hallemeier!
Hallemeier The thunder, it means that the sell!

Domin
Alquist!
Alquist
God's will.
Busman
Haha, good heavens, you are crazy! Who would sell the whole manuscript?
Domin
Busman, no cheating!
Busman
(Jumps) Nonsense! In the interest of mankind -
Domin
In the interest of mankind to be honest.
Hallemeier I beg your pardon.

Domin
Guys, this is a tremendous step. Sell

the fate of mankind who will be in our hands, the
master of the world.
Fabry
Sell
it!
Domin
Mankind would never be the robots will never regain control of them -
Dr. Gall
Shut up and sell it!
Domin
End of human history, the end of civilization -
Hallemeier Damn it all, sell it!

Domin
Well, guys! myself - I would not hesitate a moment, for the few people that I love -
Helena
Harry, you're asking me?
Domin
No, my child, it's too much responsibility? It is not for you.
Fabry
-Who will negotiate?
Domin
Wait until I get the manuscript. (Exit left)
Helena
Harry, for God's sake, do not go!

(Pause)
Fabry
(Looking out the window) To escape, thousand death, you rebelling masses, senseless
crowd; flood, the flood, the once saved on a single ship
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Dr. Gall
Do not worry, Helena; sail far away and establish a colony, we begin to live from the
beginning -
Helena
Oh, Galle, shut up!
Fabry
(Turns) Helen, life is worth it, and if it's up to us, we make him something ... something
we missed. It's a small state with one ship; Alquist build us a house, and you will rule
over us - is in us so much love, so much life -
Hallemeier To think I am.

Busman
Well, folks, I just started again. Much simply, the Old Testament, the Pastoral Children, it would be for me. The calm, the air -
Fabry
Our farm could be the embryo of future generations. A little island where the human
race, where it would gather strength - strength of body and soul - and God knows, I
believe that in a few years we could conquer the world.
Alquist
I believe today?
Fabry
Already today. And I believe Alquist, that it conquers. That will once again rule the
earth and seas; sires that countless heroes who will carry his soul burning in the
forefront of people. And I believe Alquist, it will again dream of conquering planets
and suns.
Busman
Amen. You see, Mrs. Helen, it's not such a bad situation.
Domin
(Open door)
Domin
(Hoarsely) Where is the manuscript of the Old Rossum!
Busman
In your vault. Where else would it be?
Domin
Where the old Rossum's manuscript! Who it - stolen!
Dr. Gall
You can not!
Hallemeier Dammit, it does Busman
Oh dear, you did not!
Domin
Silence! Who stole it?
Helena
(Gets up) I.
Domin
Where did you put it?
Helena
Harry, Harry, I tell you! God, forgive me!
Domin
Where did you put it? Quick!
Helena
Burned - this morning - two copies.
Domin
Burned? Here in the fireplace?
Helena
(Throws herself on her knees) Oh God, Harry!
Domin
(Runs to the fire) burned! (Kneels to the fire and rakes it) Nothing, nothing but ashes!
- Ah, here! (Pulls out a charred piece of paper and reads) "Add-him-"
Dr. Gall
Show. (Takes the paper and reads) "Adding to biogens -" Nothing more.
Domin
(Standing) of it?
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Dr. Gall
It is.
Busman
God in heaven!
Domin
Thus, we are lost.
Helena
Oh, Harry
Domin
Arise, Helen!
Helena
To forgive - to forgive -
Domin
Yes, just get up, hear? I can not stand you -
Fabry
(Raising it) Please do not torture us.
Helena
(Standing) Harry, what have I done!
Domin
Yes, you see - Please, sit.
Hallemeier How do you shake hands!

Busman
Haha, Helena, maybe Gall and Hallemeier know by heart what was written there.
Hallemeier Understood. That is, at least some things.

Dr. Gall
Yes, pretty much everything except for Biogen and - and - Omega enzyme. They are
made so infrequently - just too small a number -
Busman
Who is he?
Dr. Gall
I myself ... once in a while ... always by Rossum's manuscript. You know, it's too
complicated.
Busman
Well, and what it depends so heavily on these two fluids?
Hallemeier A little bit - certainly.

Dr. Gall
That is depends on them, that it lived at all. That was the real secret.
Domin
Galle, could you compile from memory Rossum prescription production?
Dr. Gall
Excluded.
Domin
Galle, Remember! For the life of us all!
Dr. Gall
I can not. No attempt was not possible.
Domin
And if you did some experiments
Dr. Gall
That could take years. And then - I'm not old Rossum.
Domin
(Turning to the fireplace) Well - this was the greatest triumph of the human spirit.
These ashes. (Kicks him) What now?
Busman
(In horror and despair) God in heaven! God in heaven!
Helena
(Standing) Harry! What - I - done!
Domin
Be quiet, Helen. Tell me, why did you burn?
Helena
I've killed you!
Busman
God almighty, we are lost!
Domin
Silence, Busman Tell me, Helen, why did you do it?
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Helena
I wanted to ... I wanted us to go away, all of us! That there was no factory or anything
... Everything to go back ... It was so horrible!
Domin
What, Helen?
Helena
It ... that people become sterile flowers!
Domin
Helena
That stopped having children ... Harry, this is so awful! If making robots more, he
would never have any children - Nana said that it is a punishment - been saying that
they can not have children because too many Robots - And so, just because you hear
-
Domin
Helen, You were thinking about?
Helena
Yes, oh, Harry, I only meant it as well!
Domin
(Wipes sweat) We all meant ... too well, my people.
Fabry
You've done well, Helena. Robots can no longer reproduce. Robots will die. Within
twenty years -
Hallemeier - There will not be one of those bastards.

Dr. Gall
A humanity remains. In twenty years will the world, even if it was just a few savages
on a tiny island -
Fabry
- It will start. And if a start is good. For thousands of years we can catch up, and then
go farther than we -
Domin
- To fulfill what we just stammered in his thoughts.
Busman
Wait - I'm a fool! God in heaven that I had forgotten long ago!
Hallemeier What do you have?

Busman
Five hundred twenty million in cash and checks! Half a billion at the box office! Over
half a billion sold - for half a billion -
Dr. Gall
Are you crazy, Busman?
Busman
I'm not a gentleman. But for half a billion (stumbles on the left)
Domin
Where are you going?
Busman
Leave, leave! Mother of God, for half a billion to buy anything! (Goes)
Helena
What does Busman! Whether you stay with us!

(Pause)
Hallemeier Uh, stuffy. It starts with Dr. Gall
- Agony.
Fabry
(Looking out the window) are petrified. As would be expected, that for something. As
if something terrible from their silence -
Dr. Gall
Soul crowd.
Fabry
Probably. Hovering over them ... as vibrations.
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Helena
(Goes to window) Oh, Jesus ... Fabry, that's terrible!
Fabry
Nothing is more terrible than the crowd. The first is their leader.
Helena
Which one?
Hallemeier (Goes to window) Let me see it.

Fabry
He bowed his head. Morning spoke in port.
Hallemeier Oh, the one with the big Kotrba. He's looking up, see?
Helena
Galle, it is Radius!
Dr. Gall
(Goes to window) Yes.
Hallemeier (Opens window) I do not like. Fabry, you hit a hundred paces tub?
Fabry
I hope.
Hallemeier Give it a try.

Fabry
All right. (Pulls out a revolver and heading)
Helena
God, Fabry, do not shoot him -
Fabry
It's their leader.
Helena
Stop it! He 's looking!
Dr. Gall
Fire!
Helena
Fabry, please -
Fabry
(Lowers revolver) So be it.
Hallemeier (Shaking fist) You bastard!

(Pause)
Fabry
(Leaning out of the window) Busman it. For God's sake, what he doing in front of the
house?
Dr. Gall
(Leans out of the window) bears some packages. Papers.
Hallemeier It is money! Wads of cash! What to do? Hello, Busman

Domin
You do not buy your life? (Calls) Busman, have you gone mad?
Dr. Gall
He's pretending he did not hear. Powered by the fence.
Fabry
Busman
Hallemeier (Roars) Bus-ma-no! Back!

Dr. Gall
Talking to the robots. Shows money. It shows us -
Helena
He wants to redeem us!
Fabry
Let them touch the fence -
Dr. Gall
Haha, throwing hands!
Fabry
(Shouting) Hell, Busman Away from the fence! Do not touch it! (Turn) Quick, turn it
off!
Dr. Gall
Ooh!
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Hallemeier God's sake!

Helena
Jesus, what happened to him?
Domin
(Pulls Helen from the window) Do not look!
Helena
Why is he dead?
Fabry
Killed shock.
Dr. Gall
Dead.
Alquist
(Stands up) first.

(Pause)
Fabry
There is ... with half a billion on ... financial genius.
Domin
It was a ... guys, it was kind of a hero. Great ... selfless ... friend ... Cry, Helen!
Dr. Gall
(At the window) Look, Busman, no king had greater riches than you. Half a billion on
heart - Oh, it's a pile of dried leaves in a dead squirrel, poor Busman
Hallemeier Say, was not it - all the way - actually wanted to redeem us!
Alquist
(With folded hands) Amen.

(Pause)
Dr. Gall
Do you hear?
Domin
Hum. As the wind.
Dr. Gall
As a storm in the distance.
Fabry
(Light bulb on fire) lights candle of humanity! S still running, still there are our - Hold
on, men!
Hallemeier It was a great thing to be a man. It was something tremendous. In my consciousness

like a million buzzing with activity. Millions of souls coming together inside me.
Friends, it was a great thing.
Fabry
Do You shine, Ingenious light, still shining bright, persevering thought! Knowing
consciously beautiful creation of mankind! Burning spark of genius!
Alquist
The eternal lamp of God, a fiery chariot, sacred flame of faith, pray! Sacrificial altar -
Dr. Gall
The first fire, burning branch in a cave! Fireplace in the camp! Frontier guards!
Fabry
Do bd, human star, burning without a flicker, perfect flame, bright and resourceful.
Every beam is a great idea -
Domin
The torch which passes from hand to hand, from age to age, ever onward.
Helena
Evening lamp family. Children, children now sleep.

(Lamp off)
Fabry
The end.
Hallemeier What happened?

Fabry
She fell power. Now we are.
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(From left to open the door to them is Nana)

Nana
On your knees! The Day of Judgement!
Hallemeier Gosh, you're still alive?

Nana
Repent, infidel! It's the end of the world! Pray! (Runs away) Day of Judgement -
Helena
Goodbye everyone, Galle, Alquist, Fabry -
Domin
(Opens the door to the right) here, Helena! Close the door behind her. Now fast!
Who will be at the door?
Dr. Gall
I am. (Noises) Ah, now it starts. Hey, guys! (Runs right wallpapered door)
Domin
Stairs?
Fabry
I am. Go to Helen. (Plucking a flower from the bouquet and leaves)
Domin
Hallway?
Alquist
I am.
Domin
Do you have a gun?
Alquist
Thank you, I do not shoot.
Domin
What do you want?
Alquist
(Leaves) die.
Hallemeier I'll stay here.

(Bottom-fast shooting)
Hallemeier Oho, Gall was playing. Go on, Harry!
Domin
Right. (Examining two Browning guns)
Hallemeier Hell, go for it!

Domin
Goodbye. (Exit door on the right)
Hallemeier (Alone) Now build a barricade! Coat and pulls sofa, armchairs, tables to the door on
the right.
(Loud explosion)
Hallemeier (Lets work) Damn bastards, they have a bomb!
(New shooting)
Hallemeier (Work) We must defend! Even if - and when - do not be, Galle!
(Explosion)
Hallemeier (Gets up and listens) What? (Grabs a heavy chest of drawers and pulls her to the
barricade)
(The window rises behind the ladder Robot ... right shooting)
Hallemeier (Struggling with a chest of drawers) Just a bit! Last barricade ... Man ... not ... Never
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give up!
(Robot jumps out the window and stabs Hallemeier behind the commode., Second,
third, fourth robot jumps out the window. Radius for them and the other robot.)
Radius
Done?
Robot
(Gets up from lying E *) Yes.

(From right to fit the new robot)
Radius
Done?
Other
Robot
Done.
(More robots)
Radius
Done?
Other
Robot
Yes.
Two
Robots
(Drag in Alquist) did not shoot. Kill him?
Radius
Kill. (Looks at Alquist) Leave.
Robot
He's a man.
Radius
It's a robot. Works with his hands like a robot. Build houses. It can work.
Alquist
Kill me.
Radius
Will work to do. You will build. Robots will build many. They will build houses for
new robots. You're going to serve them.
Alquist
(Quietly) Stand back, Robot! (Kneels beside the dead E and raises his head) was
killed. He is dead.
Radius
(Perform at the barricade) Robots of the world! Many humans have fallen. The
factory and we are masters of everything. Of mankind is over. A new world! The
government Robots!
Alquist
Dead!
Radius
The world belongs to the strongest. Who wants to live must govern. We are the
masters of the world! Government over land and sea! The Government of the stars!
Masters of the universe! Location, location, more space for robots!
Alquist
(In the doorway on the right) What did you do? Perish without people!
Radius
There are no people. Robots to work! Mars!
CURTAIN
ACT THREE
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(One of the experimental laboratories factory. When you open the door in the background, you
can see an endless number of other laboratories. Left window, door right into the autopsy room.
During long wall on the left desk with countless test tubes, flasks, Bunsen burners, chemicals,
lower thermostat; against the window microscopic apparatus with glass balls. hanging over the
table row of exposed light bulbs. desk right books with large, illuminated light bulb on it. Cabinets
with tools. in the left corner of the sink and mirror over it in the right corner of the sofa.)
(Sitting at the desk Alquist with his head resting in his hands)
Alquist
(Flipping through the book) do not? -I do not understand? - I never learn? - Lost
Science! Oh, that everything written anything! - Galle, Galle, how do robots?
Hallemeier, Fabry, Domine, why did you take so much away in their heads? If you
leave even a trace of mystery Rossum! Oh! (Slams the book) in vain! Books no
longer speak. They are dumb as anything. Died, died along with people! Looking!
(Gets up and goes to the window and opens it) again night. If I could sleep! To sleep,
to dream, to see people - Why, even the stars? What are the stars, if not people? O
God, gone out? - Cool, Cool oh my brow, old night! Divine and fair as you used to night, what do you want? There are no lovers, no dreams nanny is a dead sleep
without dreams, destroys prayers longer hallow bless Mother, hearts beating with
love. There is no love. Helen, Helen, Helen! - (Turns away from the window, looking
at a test tube, which took out the thermostat) again nothing! In vain! What to do?
(Breaks tube) is all wrong! You see know that I can not. - (Listens at the window)
Machinery keep those machines! Robots, stop it! I think that nich.vynutte life? Oh, I
can not stand it! (Closes the window) --- No, no, you must, must live - not to be so
old! Not age too? (Looks in mirror) face, pathetic face! Resembles the last man! Let
me look so long since I saw a human face! The human smile! What, is this supposed
to be a smile? Those yellow, chattering teeth? Eyes as you blink? Ugh, those are tears
of age, go! I do not know how you keep on moisture, shame on you! And you,
softened, blue lips, what brebtte? How to tremble, grizzled chin? This is the last one?
(Turns away) I do not want anyone to see! (Sits down at the table) No, no, just look!
Bloody formula, come back to life! (Leafs) do not? - I do not understand? - I never
learn?
(Knocking)
Alquist
Further!
(Fits ROBOT and stops at the door)
Alquist
What is it?
Servant
Sir, the Central Committee of the robot is waiting when it will accept.
Alquist
I do not want to see anyone.
Servant
Sir, Damon arrived from Havre.
Alquist
Whether waiting. (Turns sharply) Did not I tell you to look for people? Find me
people! Find me a man and a woman! Go search!
Servant
Sir, said they were looking everywhere. Everywhere and sent an expedition ship.
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Alquist
Well, and what?
Servant
There is no longer a single man.
Alquist
(Stands up) Not even one! What, no one? - Bring committee!

(Servant leaves)
Alquist
itself
Not even one? Do not you let no one live? (Dupa) away, Robots! Again I will gripe!
Again you ask me you found the secret factory! What, now is a good man, now you
have help? - Oh, help! Domin, Fabry, Helena, you see that I'm doing what I can!
Unless people, whether they are at least Robots least shadow of a man, at least his
work, at least his likeness! - Oh, what folly is chemistry!
(Fits committee of five robots)
Alquist
(Sitting) What are they robots?
Radius
Sir, the machine can not work. Robots can not reproduce.
Alquist
Call people.
Radius
There are no people.
Alquist
Only people can reproduce life. Hinder me.
Second
Robot
Lord, have mercy. It falls to us dread. Right everything we have done.
3rd Robot We have increased. We do not have where to put what we have produced.
Alquist
For whom?
3rd Robot For the next generation.

Radius
Only a robot can not produce. Machines issued only bloody pieces of meat. Skins do
not adhere to the meat and meat to the bones. Shapeless lumps of rain machines.
3rd Robot People knew the secret of life. Tell us their secrets.
4th Robot Not tell if we will perish.
3rd Robot If you do not tell, perish. We have to kill you.
Alquist
(Stands) Kill! Well, So kill me!
3rd Robot You have been ordered Alquist
Me? Someone instructs me?
3rd Robot Government robots.

Alquist
Who is it?
5th Robot I, Damon.

Alquist
What do you want? Go! (Sits down at his desk)
Damon
The government Robots in the world wants to negotiate with you -
Alquist
Do not bother, Robot! (Puts his head in his hands)
Damon
Central Committee of the orders you gave Rossum's prescription.
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Alquist
(Silent)
Damon
Ask price. We give you everything.
Second
Robot
Sir, tell us how to preserve life.
Alquist
I said - I said, you have to find people. Only people can procreate. Restore life.
Return everything was. Robots, please for God's sake, look for them!
4th Robot We have searched everywhere, sir. There are no people.

Alquist
Oh - oh - oh, why did you destroy!
Second
Robot
We wanted to be like men. We wanted to become human.
Radius
We wanted to live. We are capable. We have learned everything. We can do

everything.
3rd Robot You have given us weapons. We had to become masters.

Robot
Lord, we know the mistakes people.
Damon
You have to kill a rule, if you want to be as people. Read history! Read books human!
You have to conquer and kill, if you want to be human!
Alquist
Oh, Domine, nothing is cizejho man than his image.
4th Robot Perish, and if not we reproduce.

Alquist
Oh, just go away! You things, Why, slaves, would you like to multiply? To live, breed
like animals!
3rd Robot People did not give us the plemeniti.

4th Robot Teach us to make robots.
Damon
We will bear machine. Build a thousand steam mothers. Pour forth from one river of
life. The very life! Nothing but Robots! Nothing but Robots!
Alquist
Robots are not life. Robots are machines.
3rd Robot We were machines, sir, but from horror and pain we have become Alquist
What?
Second
Robot
We became souls.
4th Robot Something about us struggling. There are moments when something gets into us.
Thoughts come to us, not from us.
3rd Robot Hear ye, hear ye, people are our fathers! The voice that calls that you want to live, the
voice that cries, the voice I think, the voice that speaks of eternity, it's their voice! We
are their sons!
4th Robot Give us link people.
Alquist
There is none.
Damon
Tell us the secret of life.
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Alquist
Is lost.
Radius
You knew them.
Alquist
He did not know.
Radius
It was written.
Alquist
Is lost. It burned. I'm the last man, robots, and know what others knew. You killed
them!
Radius
We let you live.
Alquist
Yes, live! Brutes, you let me live! I loved the people, and you, robot, I never loved.
You see these eyes? Do not stop crying, weeping for one people and the other for
you, robots.
Radius
Do experiments. Search the prescription of life.
Alquist
I do not what to look for. Robots of prescription vials life does not work out.
Damon
Experiments on live Robotech. Find out how they are doing!
Alquist
The living body? What, am I supposed to kill them? I, who have never - not talk,
Robot! I'm telling you that I'm too old! You see, you see how my fingers shake? Hold
a scalpel. See how my eyes tear? He could not see my own hands. No, no, I can not!
4th Robot Life perish.

Alquist
Do not, for God's sake, this madness! More likely that people will pass life from
another world, perhaps stretching out his hand to us full of life. Oh, had such a will to
live! Search, perhaps still return are so close to us, surrounding us or something, they
want us to tunnel through. Oh, did I hear those voices that I loved?
Damon
Take the live bodies!
Alquist
Have pity, Robot, and insisting! Can not you see that I no longer know what I'm
doing!
Damon
Live body!
Alquist
What, you really want? - The autopsy with you! Here, here, quick! - What, you're
walking backwards? So you are afraid of death?
Damon
I - why me?
Alquist
You therefore do not want?
Damon
I will go. (This is right)
Alquist
(To the others) Undress him! Put on the table! Quick! A solid stick!
(All right)
Alquist
(Washes his hands and crying) Oh, God, give me strength! Give me strength! God,
that it was not in vain! (Wears a white coat)
The voice
Done!
of the right
Alquist
Now, now, for God's sake! (Takes off the table a few bottles of reagents) which to
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take? (Tapping the vial into each other) Which one of you try?
The voice
Start!
of the right
Alquist
Yes, yes, start, or stop. God, give me strength! (Exit on the right, leaving the door
ajar)
(Pause)
Voice
Hold it - fast!
Alquistv
Damon's
voice
Cut!
(Pause)
Voice
You see this knife? Do you still want me to cut? You do not want to, right?
Alquistv
Damon's
voice
Begin!
(Pause)
Shouting
Damon
AAAA!
Voice
Hold! Hold!
Alquistv
Shouting
Damon
AAAA!
Voice
I can not!
Alquistv
Shouting
Damon
Cut! Cut quickly!

(Robots Primus and Helena run in the middle)
Helena
Prime, Prime, what's happening? Who was screaming?
Primus
(Looking into the autopsy room) cuts the Lord Damon. Come quickly and look,
Helen!
Helena
No, no, no! (Covering her eyes) It's horrible!
Shouting
Damon
Cut!
Helena
Prime, Prime, come here! I can not hear! Oh, Primus, I was wrong!
Primus
(Runs to her) You're pretty white!
Helena
I fall! What is there so quiet?
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Shouting
Damon
Aa - oh!
Alquist
(Rushes right, tosses the bloodied coat) I can not! I can not! God, the horror!
Radius
(In the doorway autopsy) Cut, sir, is still alive!
Shouting
Damon
Cut! Cut!
Alquist
Take it quickly! I do not want to hear it!
Radius
Robots can withstand more than you. (Leaves)
Alquist
Who is here? Away, away! I want to be alone! What is your name?
Primus
Robot Primus.
Alquist
Prime, anyone here nevpoutt! I want to sleep, you hear? Go, go clean the autopsy,
girl! What is it? (Looks at his hands) Water, quickly! Fresh water!
(Helena runs away)
Alquist
Oh, the blood! How could you hands - hands that you loved a good job, how could
you do it? My hands! My hands! - Oh, God, who is here?
Primus
Robot Primus.
Alquist
Take the jacket, I do not see it! (Primus take away the sheathing)
Alquist
The bloody claws, if you departed from me! Vpp, gone! Gone hands! You killed (Right staggers Damon wrapped in a bloody sheet)
Alquist
(Backs) What do you want? What do you want?
Damon
Zi-live! It - it - it is better to live!

(2nd A. 3 Robot run in after him)
Alquist
Get him! Take! Take fast!
Damon
(Drained right) Life! - I want to - live! It is better (Helena brings a pitcher of water)
Alquist
- Live? - What are you, girl? Oh, it's you. Give me some water, quick! (Washing
hands) Oh, clean, cold water! Cold stream, you do well! Oh, my hands, my hands! I'll
take you to the death loathing? --- Pour some more! More water, more! What is your
name?
Helena
Robotka Helena.
Alquist
Helena? Why Helena? Who gave you that name?
Helena
Ms. dominate.
Alquist
Show yourself! Helena! Helena is your name? - I will not call it that. Go, bring the
water.
(Helena goes with bucket)
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Alquist
(Alone) in vain, in vain! Nothing, again you did not know! Which ever you fumble,
Zack nature? - God, God, God, how that body was shaking! (Opens) lights. Another
day, and have not advanced an inch - Enough, even a step further! Looking!
Everything is in vain, in vain, in vain! Why not shine! Oh-oh-oh, she wants a new day
in the cemetery of life? Pull out the light! Do not go on! - Oh, how quiet, how quiet!
Why have you gone, beloved voices? If - at least if I just fell asleep! (Turned off the
lights, lie down on the couch and pulls himself over black cloak) How that body was
shaking! Oh-oh-oh, the end of life!
(Pause)
(Right slips Robotka Helena)
Helena
Primus! Come quickly!
Primus
(Fits) What do you want?
Helena
Look what he's got tubes! What are you doing?
Primus
Attempts. Do not touch it.
Helena
(Looking into a microscope) look what there is to see!
Primus
This is the microscope. Show!
Helena
Do not touch me! (Defeats tube) Oh, now I've spilled!
Primus
What have you done!
Helena
It wipes.
Primus
You blew it attempts!
Helena
Really, it does not matter. But it is your fault. You did not come to me.
Primus
You did not have to call me.
Helena
You did not have to come when I called you. Just look at Prime, here is what the
Lord says!
Primus
You should not look, Helen. That's the secret.
Helena
What is the secret?
Primus
The secret of life.
Helena
It is interesting to horrible all numbers! What is it?
Primus
That's the formula.
Helena
I do not understand. (Goes to window) Not directly, look!
Primus
What?
Helena
The sun rises!
Primus
Wait, I just - (looking at a book) Helen, this is the greatest thing in the world.
Helena
Come here!
Primus
Right, right -
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Helena
But Prime, let the nasty secret of life! What are you after a secret? Come look, come
on!
Primus
(Follows her to the window) What do you want?
Helena
Do you hear? Birds are singing. Oh, Prime, I would like to be a bird!
Primus
What?
Helena
I do not know, Prime. I feel so strange, I do not know what it is I'm so silly, I lost my
head, my body hurts, heart, everything hurts - What happened to you me, oh, I tell
you! Prime, I think I'm dying!
Primus
Do not you ever tell Helen, it would be better to die? You know, maybe we're just
sleeping. Yesterday in my sleep I was talking with you again.
Helena
The sleeping?
Primus
In sleeping. We talked to some foreign or new language because I do not remember a

word.
Helena
What?
Primus
Nobody knows. I myself did not understand, and yet I know that I never said anything
more beautiful. As it was and where I do not know. When I touched you, I could die.
I place was different than anything anyone has ever seen.
Helen
I've found a place directly, with podiv. People lived there, but now it's overgrown
and exclaim there never comes. Exclaim no one but me.
Primus
What is there?
Helena
Nothing, house and garden. A two dogs. If you saw me licking their hands, and their
puppies, oh, Prime, perhaps nothing is more beautiful! You take them on your lap and
cuddle and then not thinking about anything and not worry about anything until
sundown then when you wake up, you feel as though you have done a hundred times
more than busy. No, of course I'm no good, everyone says I'm not to perform any
work. I do not know what I am.
Primus
You are beautiful.
Helena
I? Go, Prime, what did you say?
Primus
Believe me, Helen, I'm stronger than all the robots.
Helena
(The mirror) that I'm beautiful? Oh, those horrible hair, if I could do something with it!
You know, there in the garden I always put flowers in my hair, but there is neither a
mirror nor anyone - (leans toward the mirror) You know you're beautiful? Why
beautiful? They are beautiful hair that weigh you down? They are beautiful eyes that
close? They are beautiful lips, in which a bite to hurt? What is it, what is it to be
beautiful? - (See in the mirror Prima) Prime, is that you? Come here, let there beside
you! Behold, you have a different head than I, another arm, another mouth - oh,
Prime, why are you avoiding me? Why do I need for you to run around all day? And
then you say I'm beautiful!
Primus
You run away from me, Helen.
Helena
How did your hair? Show (pulls his hair with both hands) SSS Prime, nothing feels
quite like you! Wait, you have to be beautiful! (Taken from sinks and comb combing
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her hair in front PRIME)

Primus
Do not you ever, Helen, that once the beating heart: Now, now, something must
happen -
Helena
(It is to laugh) Look at you!
Alquist
(Standing) What - what, laughter? People? Who's back?
Helena
(Release ridge) What would be with us, Prime happen?
Alquist
(Spinning to him) People? You - you - you people?

(Helena cries and turns away)
Alquist
Are you engaged? People? Where did you come from? (Touch the Prima) Who are
you?
Primus
Robot Primus.
Alquist
How? Bring it on, baby! Who are you!
Helena
Robotka Helena.
Alquist
Robotka? Turnover! What, are you embarrassed? (Takes her by the arm) Let me see
you, lady Robot!
Primus
I say, sir, let it!
Alquist
What, you're protecting her? - Go out, girl!

(Helena runs)
Primus
We did not know, sir, that there's more.
Alquist
When was it made?
Primus
Two years ago.
Alquist
From Dr. Galla?
Primus
Like me.
Alquist
So, dear Prime, I --- I have to do some experiments on Gallo's Robotech. It depends
on everything else, you know?
Primus
Yes.
Alquist
Well, Take the girl to the morgue. I'll dissect it.
Primus
Helen?
Alquist
Well of course, I tell you. Go get everything ready. - Well, it'll be? I call the other to
bring it?
Primus
(Grabs a heavy mallet) the lateral movement to smash your head!
Alquist
So Break! Just a Break! What will they do then robots?
Primus
(Falls to his knees) Lord, take me! I made exactly like her, from the same fabric, the
same day! Take my life, sir! (Rozhaluje jacket) Cut here, here!
Alquist
Go on, I want to dissect Helen. Do it quickly.
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Primus
Take me instead of her chest Cut into this not scream or sigh! Take my life a hundred
times -
Alquist
Easy, boy. Not so lavishly. Do not you want to live?
Primus
Without the Sun Without her I do not, sir. You can not kill Helen! What did they do,
take my life?
Alquist
(Gently touches his head) Well, I do not know - Listen, my friend, think about it. It is
hard to die. And, you see, it is better to live.
Primus
(Stands up) Do not worry, sir, and cut. I'm stronger than her.
Alquist
(Rings) Oh, Prime, as long as I was a young man! Do not worry, Helen, nothing
happens.
Primus
(Unbuttoning his jacket) I'm going, sir.
Alquist
Wait.
(Fits Helena)
Alquist
Come on, girl, let me! So you are Helena? (Stroking her hair) Do not be afraid, do not
pull away. Remember Mrs. Domin? Oh, Helen, what hair she had! No, no, you do
not want to look at me. Well, a girl's autopsy room cleaned?
Helena
Yes, sir.
Alquist
Well, help me, do not you? I'll dissect Prima.
Helena
(Shouts) Prima?
Alquist
Well, yes, yes, it has to be, you know? I was - actually - yes, I wanted to dissect you,
but Primus is offered for you.
Helena
(Covers her face) Primus?
Alquist
But of course, what of it? Oh, baby, you can cry? Tell me, what does it have any
direct.
Primus
Do not worry about it, sir!
Alquist
Quiet, Prime, silence! - Why the tears? Well, God, not Prima. You'll forget it in a
week. Go on, be glad you're alive.
Helena
(Quietly) I'll go.
Alquist
Where?
Helena
To me dissected.
Alquist
You? You're beautiful, Helen. It would be a shame.
Helena
I will go. (Primus She represents the way) Fast Prime! Let me go there!
Primus
You do not go, Helen! Please go, you should not be here!
Helena
I jump out the window, Prime! If you go there, I'll jump out the window!
Primus
(Holding it) let go! (K Alquist) Nobody, old, thou shalt not kill!
Alquist
Why?
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Primus
We - we - we belong to each other.
Alquist
You're told. (Opens the door in the middle) Silence. Go.
Primus
Where?
Alquist
(Whispers) Where do you want. Helen, lead him. (Sticking it out) Go on, Adam. Go,
Eve you his wife. Bud her husband, Prime.
(Closes behind them)
Alquist
(He) blessed day! (Tiptoes to the table and poured down the tube) Holidays sixth
day! (Sits at his desk, throwing books on the floor, then opened the Bible, scrolls and
reads) "And God created man in his own image in the image of God he created him,
male and female he created them. Blessed them, and God said Rostte and multiply,
and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and
over the fowl of the air, and over all the creatures that stirs the ground. (standing) And
God saw everything that he had made, and it was very good. I became evening and
the morning were the sixth day. " (Goes to the center of the room) Day Six! Day of
grace. (Falls to knees) Now, Lord, your servant - a servant of his nejzbytenjho
Alquist. Rossum, Fabry, Gall, great inventors, you've invented a great against the girl
against the boys, against the first pair, who invented love, cry, smile love, love, men
and women? Nature, nature, life will not perish! Friends, Helena, life will not perish! It
will begin from love, starts out naked and tiny; takes in the wilderness, and he will not
for nothing that we did and built our towns and factories, our art, our thoughts are
useless, and yet perish! Only we have perished. The houses are in ruins and machine
systems will collapse and the names of our great will fall away like leaves, only you,
love, will blossom on this rubbish heap and commit the seed to the winds of life. Now,
Lord, your servant in peace because they saw my eyes - they saw - thy salvation
through love, and life will not perish! (Standing) not perish! (He stretches out his hand)
not perish!
CURTAIN
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Central Rossum's Universal Robots Director

Chief Technical Director RUR

Head of the research department of physiological and RUR

Chief Commercial Officer of RUR

Karel Capek: RUR - Overture

in the run-up of about thirty-eight, tall, shaved

also shaved, pale, serious and gentle face

small, lively, dark, with black mustache

fat, bald, short-sighted Jew

Karel Capek: RUR - Overture

New worksheet. Friedrichswerke, Hamburg. - Date. - "Confirm order fifteen

We confirm an order for fifteen thousand

(Thoughtfully) Fifteen thousand R. Fifteen thousand R.

(Enters) Director, a lady asks -

I do not know. Provides business card.

(Reads) President of Glory. - That you please.

(Opens door) If you please, ma'am.

Mr. Domin central manager?

- With a ticket president Gloryho. That's enough.

President of Glory is my father. I'm Helena Glory.

Miss Glory, is a great honor for us, that - that -

- That we can not show you the door.

Karel Capek: RUR - Overture

(Sits down) How can I serve you, Miss Glory?

I thought that it is forbidden -

And you show everyone ... ?

Just something. Production of artificial people miss, factory secrets.

Why do not you let me finish?

I beg your pardon. Perhaps you wanted to say something else?

I just wanted to ask -

How do you know I wanted to ask?

Undertake to do no disclose or to the smallest -

(Stands and offers his hand) My word of honor.

Thank you. Would you take off your veil?

Oh, of course, you want to see - I'm sorry.

If you let go of my hand.

(Releases) I beg your pardon.

(Watching her enthusiastically) Hm - of course - we - yes.

You do not trust me?

Because - I mean is - you're still very young.

We'll go right to the factory?

Yes. I think twenty-two, right?

Twenty-one. Why do you want to know?

Because - because - (with enthusiasm) Will you be staying longer, right?

Karel Capek: RUR - Overture

From what I see at the factory.

Yes, please. (Sits down)

Can you memorize it?

Yes, physiology, Miss Glory, not my craft. So next?

N - n - do not know. I think a little.

And I can not tell anyone?

No one in the world.

Too bad that it's in all the papers.

Karel Capek: RUR - Overture

But you guys are doing!

Jen - quite a few.

But you do - you do -

In the papers, it's different.

So what are young?

No, on the contrary, it's very interesting.