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Old 12-08-2004, 06:12 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by Boroughobbit ;)
In the real Real World swords don't talk.
No, but cars do.


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What is it that let's a Thing talk?
But we must first establish the nature of the Thing. Does it have sentience or is it a mere automaton programmed to respond in a certain way in specified circumstance (like a computer)?

I would regard Aghan's Faithful Stone (and William Huggins' purse for that matter) as falling in the latter category. But Gurthang appears to display a sentience that is independent of the one who made it.

The again, perhaps Eol had developed the craft of creating Artificial Intelligence.
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