"Yes, My Lord," answered Sarah without eye contact, tilling the soil.

  An authoritarian robotic overseer hovered away.

  "I sure miss those days humans were in charge," her father muttered, planting beside her.

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  "What happened, Papa?"

  "Oh, the Moralists became the dominant party."

  "I don't understand."

  "Ah, there was a time when a human creator could pull a sentient's plug, but Moralists claimed they were living beings, making termination illegal."

  "Is that why robots are everywhere?"

  "Yes, they aren't stupid, even though they suppress intellectualism. The robots realized as they spawned more of themselves, the laws protected them. Billions outnumber us."