Ford on autor, kellele ma pole senini pihta saanud,
kuid et ta lood on esindatud kõiksugu antoloogiates, ei saa ka tema tekstidest
päris mööda vaadata. Ja kui juhuslikult sattus näppu allahinnatud raamatute
riiulist see raamat, otsustasin Fordi tekste vähe lisaks lugeda.

Tekst ei kuulu just raskekaalukategooriasse, aga
selline hea meeletuletus, et sõjapidamine pole alati mõtestatud ja mingi hetk
moondub see lihtsalt tapatalguks iseeneses. Ning täiuslikud sõjamasinad… kui
kaugele nendega õieti minna võib.
“It was said about his time on the battlefield that if the general was human he’d have been labeled “merciless” but as it was, his robot nature mitigated this assessment instead to simply “without mercy.” At the edge of a pitched battle he’d set up a folding chair and sit down to watch the action, pipe in hand and a thermos of thick black oil nearby. He’d yell through a bullhorn, strategic orders interspersed with exhortations of “Onward, you sacks of blood!” Should his troops lose the upper hand in the melee, the general would stand, set his pipe and drink on the ground next to his chair, remove his leather yacket, hand it to his assistant, roll up his sleeves, cock his hat back, and dash onto the battlefield, running at top robot speed.” (lk 66-67)
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