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+> Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.
+> *Orange Catholic Bible*
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+Ask Gurney Halleck about what the OCB says about thinking machines. Remember, he's supposed to be a "warrior-poet" type character - equally skilled in combat and literature - with one of his favorite tomes being the *Orange Catholic Bible*, naturally. Of all the characters we interact with, he's the one who can quote entire passages verbatim. 
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+It was the Butlerians who led the charge in the ancient war against the thinking machines. Remember: Paul's story begins in the year **10,191 A.G.** - that is, nearly 10,200 years *after* the formation of the Spacing Guild. Humanity's ability to exist in the vastness of space *relies* on the Spacing Guild's existence. 
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+> The eye that looks ahead to the safe course is closed forever.
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