78 THE FAREWELL

CHAPTER 78 THE FAREWELL Our robot had an army of animals at her command, and she asked them to bring every robot part and rifle back to the airship. Absolutely everything had to go. It was the only way to be sure that the RECOs would never come back. The island animals had no trouble locating the remains of the dead robots. Retrieving those remains took a bit more effort, but they were up to the challenge. Teams of clever creatures returned with robot parts of different shapes and sizes. Smashed heads and broken rifles and twisted tubes and heavy bodies were all loaded into the ship until the entire island had been cleared. Even the tiniest scraps were collected. It's amazing what an army of animals can do. A light mist was falling when they finally heaved Roz through the ship's doorway. Her head slowly turned around to face the crowd of geese and beavers

第七十八章告别我们的机器人有一群动物听命于她，她要求它们把机器人的每一个部件和步枪带回飞艇。 当然，所有的东西都得搬走。 这是确保RECOs永远不会回来的唯一方法。 岛上的动物毫不费力地找到了死去机器人的残骸。 找回这些遗骸需要更多的努力，但他们迎接了挑战。 一队聪明的生物带着不同形状和大小的机器人部件回来了。 粉碎的头颅、折断的步枪、扭曲的管子和笨重的尸体都被装上了船，直到整个岛都被清理干净。 即使是最微小的碎片也被收集起来。 一群动物的能力令人惊叹。 当他们终于把罗兹抬出飞船门口时，薄雾正在飘起。 她慢慢地转过头来，面对着一群鹅和海狸

and owls and insects and foxes and raccoons and vultures and moose and bears and opossums and fish and deer and otters and turtles and woodpeckers and squirrels and frogs and hares and on and on. Every animal on the island had come to give the robot a proper send-off. "Good-bye, you wild animals!" Roz's voice echoed into the gray mist. The wild animals smiled. And then a few of them started to roar, then more started to screech, and then more started howling and chirping and grunting. Soon, every creature was hollering good-bye to Roz. The chorus of wild voices grew louder and louder, shaking the robot's body, rattling the ship, booming across the island and up into the clouds, and then their voices gradually died down to silence. Brightbill fluttered up to his mother's shoulder. "You understand why I must leave," said the robot. "I understand," sniffled the goose. "More RECOs could be headed here right now. I just do not know. There is so much I do not know. I think it is time I get some answers." "Will I ever see you again?" said Brightbill, wiping his eyes.

猫头鹰、昆虫、狐狸、浣熊、秃鹫、驼鹿、熊、负鼠、鱼、鹿、水獭、乌龟、啄木鸟、松鼠、青蛙、野兔等等等等。 岛上的所有动物都来给机器人送行。 “再见，你们这些野兽！”罗兹的声音在灰色的雾中回响。 野兽们笑了。然后他们中的一些人开始咆哮，然后更多的人开始尖叫，然后更多的人开始嚎叫，唧唧喳喳，哼哼。 很快，所有的动物都在向罗兹大声告别。 狂乱的合唱声越来越大，震动着机器人的身体，震动着飞船，轰鸣着穿过岛屿，飞向云层，然后他们的声音逐渐消失，归于寂静。 布莱特比尔拍着翅膀飞到他母亲的肩膀上。 “你明白我为什么必须离开，”机器人说。 “我明白了，”母鹅吸着鼻子说。 “现在可能会有更多的reco来到这里。 我只是不知道。我不知道的事情太多了。 我想是时候得到一些答案了。” “我还会再见到你吗？”布莱特比尔擦着眼睛说。

"You are my son, and this is my home," said Roz. "I will do everything in my power to return." Brightbill hugged his mother's worn face. "I love you, Mama." "I love you, son." The goose fluttered back to his flock. The robot took one last look at her home. The door hummed closed.

“你是我的儿子，这是我的家，”罗兹说。 “我会尽我所能回来的。” 布莱特比尔抱着母亲憔悴的脸。 “我爱你，妈妈。”“我爱你，儿子。” 那只鹅扑扇着翅膀回到了它的鸟群中。 机器人最后看了一眼她的家。 门嗡嗡地关上了。