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>I once wrote a story of a terraformer machine returning to Earth after
>seeding a distant solar-system, only to find it empty with all mammals
>wiped out by a virus.  The story was of its development from an automaton
>into a sentient being, and finally of its decision to correct a perceived
>wrongess;  With a childlike persistency, it started to rebuild Earth, seek
>a way to make animals recreated from DNA-libraries immune, and ultimately
>to resurrect the race that had created it.
> 
>Whereas some friends of mine claimed they liked the story, I found it too
>simple and straightforward, and put it back to the dim recesses of my
>hard disk to wait for extensive rewriting in order to concentrate on
>the developing personality with more detail.  I liked the basic idea, but 
>in its present form, it's in my opinion one of the worst pieces I've ever 
>written. (Some consolation, hm? :))
> 

Sounds fascinating. I would love to read it. Original. Gonna post it when done?

Ratboy the One-Who-Needs-To-Quit-Reading-Alt.Prose-and-Write-So-He-Can-Post-
    Another-Story-Here