[Fiction] The giant robot from outer space

was defeated several years ago by an alliance of international armed forces. In the end, after the worldwide destruction and loss of life, the robot’s body was demolished, its six body parts – its head, its torso, its arms and legs - splintered across the planet’s landscape.

Here, in this country, we put the left arm on display in our national museum.

A few days ago, a third grade girl on a class field trip reported to the museum curator that she saw one of its fingers bending.

The curator laughed.

Now, nobody laughs anymore.