Is Agia a Robot?

Jeff Wilson · 20 Jun 2010, 02:59 · from 2010-June.txt.gz

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From: jwilson at io.com (Jeff Wilson)
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 21:59:08 -0500
Subject: (urth) Is Agia a Robot?
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On 6/19/2010 6:16 PM, Jerry Friedman wrote:
> I see "chemical" comes from a Greek word for "transmutation".  Referring isotopes in a tiny reactor?

Maybe it's meant to descend from chimera - a creature assembled from 
parts. And an issue of Typhon, I see!

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