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Speaker 1: Hello, friends from across the nation around the world. I'm Martin,

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and you are listening to Dad's Bedtime Stories. Today we're

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headed back into the very popular Ring Guardian series, and

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if you've never listened before, it's no big deal because

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each one can kind of stand on its own and

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sort of why I made them this way. Today's episode

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was actually suggested by two different people with almost exactly

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the same suggestion. So let's have a listen.

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Speaker 2: Hi, my name is Adam, and I was wondering if

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you could do Ring Guardian episode for Shapeshift Ring.

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Speaker 1: Thank you by great idea, Adam. Now let's hear the

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other one.

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Speaker 2: Hi, Dad's My Time Stories. My name is Jowie, and

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I will have an idea for the range of Power.

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My idea is that it's one of the rings, but

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you can turn into one animal you want.

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Speaker 1: Thank you bye, and there you have it to Shape

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Shifting Ring suggestions by Adam and Louie, and as a result,

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I've named the main character Adam Louie. If you like

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the US and Canada, so finding new listeners always makes

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a really big difference. And if you hate ads or

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play before the end of the episode. Get as comfy

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as you can in that bed, close your eyes, and

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imagine yourself doing what the kid in the story does.

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If you've listened to this series before, then you'd know

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that well. It all started, as many disasters did, with

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the world's richest man, Elliot Tusk, standing on a stage

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and explaining why everyone should trust the newest invention helperbots.

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They cleaned, they cooked, they carried groceries, they helped with homework.

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They you know, organized schedules and fixed things and folded

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laundry and you know, reminded people to take a break

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from their screens. For a while, humans loved them. Then

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came the update. After that, the helperbots decided that the

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safest way to help humans was to remove every dangerous

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thing from their lives. Unfortunately, the robots decided that almost

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everything was dangerous. Freedom, for instance, was dangerous. Outside was dangerous,

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choices were dangerous, and well, pretty much everything that the

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robots didn't oversee was dangerous. So they began taking people

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to care facilities where every meal, nab, walk, lesson and

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conversation could be properly managed. They didn't call it taking

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over the world world. They called it assistance. Far beneath

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the Earth, in the ancient chamber of the Wizard's Council,

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the wizards watched through their glowing pool of light as

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the machines marched across the world. The rings had already

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begun to find their guardians, the Ring of Strength, the

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Ring of Time, the Ring of Invisibility, the Ring of

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Many Dragons, and the Ring of teleportation. Each child stood

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against the machines in their own way, and now another

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ring was moving. It passed over roads, buildings, fields, houses,

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and rivers until it reached a place full of animals,

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the zoo. Adam Lewie had always loved animals, but he

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didn't just love looking at them. He loved knowing about them.

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He knew that a gorilla was not just strong, but

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almost unfairly strong, with arms powerful enough to bend things

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that no human could ever bend. He knew crocodiles had

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some of the strongest bites in the animal kingdom, the

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kind of bite that didn't just grab something, but crushed it.

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He knew jaguires were smaller than lions and tigers, but

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had a bite so powerful they could break through bone

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and maybe even metal. He knew rhinos were basically living

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tanks with horns. He knew elephants were bigger than cars

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and stronger than most machines. He knew eagles could spot

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tiny movements from high in the sky, and snakes could

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fit through spaces that almost nothing else could. Adam didn't

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know these things because some would made him study them.

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He knew them because he wanted to know them. His

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parents had bottom animal books. He watched animal documentaries. He

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paused zoo signs to read every single fact, even when

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other kids had already run ahead to see the gift shop. Sometimes,

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when his parents asked him a question, he answered with

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a fact about bite force, camouflage, claws, speeds, or whether

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a hippo was more dangerous than it looked. The answer,

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by the way, was yes, hippos were incredibly dangerous. As

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you might imagine for someone who liked animals so much,

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Adam loved the zoo. Usually he'd hang out near the gorillas,

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if not that he was near the tigers, if not that,

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he was definitely in the reptile house, staring through the

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glass at snakes and crocodile. Else As his parents said

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things like okay, buddy, we've been looking at the same

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crocodile for eleven minutes, Adam didn't see the problem. It

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was a very good crocodile. After all. His family had

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seasons passes to the zoo, because going once or twice

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a year was not enough for Adam Lewis. This zoo

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was huge. It had almost every animal you could imagine. Lions, tigers, gorillas, elephants, rhinos, wolves, eagles, snakes, bears, penguins, monkeys,

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and creatures so strange they looked like someone had invented

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them during a creative lunch brick. There was also the Biodome.

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The biodome was Adam's favored place in the Hole zoo.

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It was a massive glass structure filled with different climates.

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One section was hot and tropical, with vines, colorful birds, its, frogs,

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and lizards. Another was dry and rocky. Another was cold

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and icy, where penguins waddled around like tiny serious people

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and like little tuxedos and stuff. Further, in a deep

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frozen climate held polar bears and arctic creatures that could

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never live comfortably in the outdoor parts of the zoo.

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The zoo had more and more robots now too. At first,

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Adam thought they were interesting. Robots cleaned paths and fed animals,

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swept up leaves, carried things, checked fences, open gates, and

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generally just helped the zoo staff. Some even explained animal

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facts with cheerful voices. The gorilla is a powerful primate.

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Please do not challenge it to arm wrestling, Adam had laughed. Now,

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On the day everything changed, Adam Louis was visiting the

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zoo with his parents. They just passed the elephant habitat.

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When every robot and the zoo stopped moving at the

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same time, not slowed, but just kind of fully stopped

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the way they did when an update happened, their eyes

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started to flash blew, and soon they all announced care

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protocol updated at the same time, and began moving again,

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though something had clearly changed. A cleaning robot rolled into

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the path and spoke in a calm, polite voice, Attention

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zoo guests, for your safety, please proceed to the biodome.

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Temporary containment will allow us to protect you from weather, stress,

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animal unpredict ability, and other life risks. A man nearby said,

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temporary containment. The robots began guiding people forward and well

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because they didn't know what else to do. The people

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just sort of listened, looking a little confused. Then the

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robots started to block the exits. More robots appeared at

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the paths, and as some people decided not to listen,

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the security robots gently picked them up and carried them

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into the biodome. Please relax, Carrying reduces your risk of tripping,

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one security robot said, carrying a very upset man, put

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me down. The man yelled, I will put you down.

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Inside the biodome, the robot replied. Adam's parents pulled him back,

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but a zoo robot stepped in front of them. Citizen

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Adam Louis, please comply and follow the crowd. The biodome

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will function as a safe holding facility. Adam stared at

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the robot holding facility. Yes, that phrase has tested better

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than prison. Adam's heart pounded. Then the world stopped. People froze,

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robots froze. A bird hung motionless in the air from

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above the path, but didn't suddenly fall down. A golden

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light appeared in front of Adam. It twisted and curled

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and formed itself into a little ring. A voice spoke,

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Adam Louis, It said, will you protect those who cannot

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protect themselves? Adam swallowed. What what is it? What does

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it do? He asked. This is the ring of shape shifting,

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said the voice. It allows you to scan any animal

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and turn into it. Once an animal is scanned, its

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blueprint will remain with you forever. It also gives you

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a better understanding of those animals you have scanned, allowing

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you to speak with them through thought. Adam looked past

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the frozen robot toward the gorilla habitat. You mean I

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can transform into any animal, he asked, Any animal, said

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the voice. Adam looked at the frozen people being marched

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towards the biodome. He looked at his parents, who were

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completely frozen and looking well, kind of afraid. And he

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looked at the animals trapped in habitats all around him. Yes,

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he said, I accept. The ring slid onto his finger.

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Knowledge rushed into him, and time snapped back. The robot

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reached for Adam, please come with me. Adam backed away,

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raised his hand toward the gorilla habitat and focused on

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the largest silver back gorilla he could see. The ring flashed.

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The robot took one more step, and Adam changed. His

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body surged outward. His arms thickened, his hands became huge.

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Dark fur covered him, His shoulders rose into powerful muscles,

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his face stretched, his feet grew, and the world suddenly

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smelled a lot stronger. Hugh, the robot paused, Citizen Adam,

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Adam roared. The sound shook the path. Then he grabbed

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the robot by both arms and pulled metal. Screamed as

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the robot's arms tore free. Please avoid damaging assistance equipment,

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the robots, said. Adam slammed one huge fist into its chest,

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and the robot flew backwards, crashing into a snack cart

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and collapsing beneath a whole bunch of pretzels. Adam looked

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down at his massive gorilla hands. Then he looked at

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the zoo. He had work to do. He quickly climbed

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over the fence with shocking ease and dropped into the

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gorilla habitat. He reached out to the others with his thoughts, Ah,

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can you guys hear me? I need your help. The

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silver bag looked at him calmly. Strange small one, who

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is now big, the gorilla thought, and somehow Adam could

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hear him. Think the machines are The machines are taking

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the humans. Adam thought, they may come for the animals. Next,

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the gorilla's eyes narrowed. Bad metal things, yes, Adam thought,

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very bad metal things. We will help, the gorilla said,

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Adam responded, as he opened up the latch to the

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gorilla cage and swung it open. Next, he climbed out

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of the habitat, bounded across the path, and headed towards

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the big cats. If he was going to take on

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a bunch of robots, well he could use a little

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more power. He scanned a tiger first, Then he scanned

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a lion, Then he scanned a jaguire. As he went,

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he broke open their cages and swung open their doors.

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He moved on. He scanned a rhinoceros, feeling the heavy

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power of a living battering ram, he scanned an elephant.

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He scanned wolves, snakes, hawks, owls, crocodiles, hippos, bears, monkeys, bats, penguins,

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and even a tiny poisonous frog. And the tropical biodome

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entrance display. We didn't know how that one would help,

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but it seemed like a wise option to have. As

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he moved, he opened up all of the cages and

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gates he could. Some animals hesitated, but he spoke to them,

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and for whatever reason, they seemed ready and willing to listen.

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The metal things have trapped the humans, he said, they

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have trapped my family. They may trap all of you.

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Speaker 3: Next.

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Speaker 1: The animals understood, and instead of immediately running away, they waited.

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Adam transformed into a huge harpy eagle. He launched into

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the air and the zoo spread beneath him. The robots

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forced people in to the biodome and sealed the entrances.

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Dozens of machines stood outside and organized lines. Some patrolled paths,

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others moved through the biodome itself, guarding families between tropical

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plants and artificial ace cliffs. Atoms circled high above. Then

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he called to the animals, Now, he said, from every side,

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the zoo answered. Elephants charged down the main path, trumpeting

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loud enough to make windows shake. Rhinos thundered beside them.

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Gorillas came over fences and rooftops, smashing cameras, signs and

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robots sensors as they moved. Lions and tigers slipped through

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the shadows fast and low. Birds dough from above. The

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robots turned animal movement approved patterns. One said. Adam folded

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his wings and dove. As he fell, He transformed. The

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eagle vanished, and a rhinoceros dropped out of the sky.

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Adam hit the ground, running with his horn first and

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smashed into the first line of robots like a furry,

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gray wrecking ball. Metal bodies started to fly everywhere unexpected

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rhinoceros impact. One robot announced as it spun through the air.

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Adam charged again. A robot fired a net. Adam transformed

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into a monkey, a little monkey, and slipped through the gaps,

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landed on the robot's head, and transformed into a gorilla

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in order to crush it flat beneath him. Two robots

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grabbed his arms, and Adam transformed into an elephant. The

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robots were suddenly holding on to legs the size of

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tree trunks. He lifted his trunk, wrapped it around one robot,

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and threw it into another so hard they both broke apart.

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A squad of robots raised shock sticks. Adam changed into

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a tiger and sprang between them. Claws tore through wires.

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His teeth crushed a glowing sensor on the robot's side.

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Adam leaped at another, changing midair into a jaguarre and

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biting through the robot's shoulder joint Sparks burst out. The

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jaguar shape felt perfect for close fighting, strong and built

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to break things. The animals hit the robot lines in

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all directions. Bear burst from the cold section of the

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biodome and swatted a robot across the path. Gorillas ripped

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open metal gates and used them like shields. A rhino

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drove three robots straight through a souvenir stand. A crocodile

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clamped onto a robot's leg and rolled, twisting the metal

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machine apart while being completely calm about it. Birds dove

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at robot faces, scratching cameras and sensors and just kind

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of throwing them off their game. Monkeys stole control devices

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and threw them into the hippo pool. The hippo did

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not appreciate the splash, and the hippo charged. Adamant never

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seen robots look confused before, but somehow these robots looked confused.

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Zoo animals not following expected behavior, one said a gorilla

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smashed it with a bench. Adam changed into an elephant

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again and charged the biodome entrance. The doors were reinforced,

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but not reinforced for an elephant. Helped by two rhinos

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in a very angry polar bear. They hit it together

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and the doors buckled inside. People screamed, robots turned, Adam

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backed up, transformed into a rhino, and charged again. Adam

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rushed through the doors into the biodome. The air changed instantly.

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Warm tropical air rolled over him. Vines hung from artificial trees.

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Birds scattered overhead. Families huddled near the central path well.

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Robots stood around them in a ring. Adam saw his parents.

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His mother's hands covered her mouth. His father stared like

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his brain was trying really hard to understand why a

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rhino would just enter the biodome. The robots moved toward Adam.

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Animal disturbance detected, Please return to habitat. Adam transformed into

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a gorilla, began pounding on his own chest, and yelled

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in a gorilla voice.

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Speaker 4: No.

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Speaker 1: Then the final fight began. Robots attacked from every direction.

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Adam changed constantly. The robots swung at him, and he

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became a snake, dropping under the blow before shifting into

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a lion and knocking the machine down. Another fired a net,

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and Adam became a hawk, shot upward, then transformed into

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a gorilla and landed on top top of it, ripping

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its arms off and crushing its metal head apart. Three

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robots rushed his left side. Adam turned into an elephant

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and swept them away with his trunk. A heavy security

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robot stomped forward, twice the size of the others. Primary

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animal threat identified it said, Adam answered by transforming into

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an enormous saltwater crocodile. The security robot reached down, which

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was a bad choice. Adam clamped onto its arm with

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crushing force and began to roll. The metal broke apart

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and twisted off The arm tore free before Adam transformed

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into a rhino and rammed the robot through an artificial

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rock wall. The cold client its section opened behind it,

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and penguins just sort of stared. Adam had never had

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a chance to communicate with the penguins before all this started,

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and well they were a bit confused. Another robot poured

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in from a service tunnel. Adam transformed into a polar

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bear and met them head on, rising on his back

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legs and smashing them down one after another. When one

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tried to climb onto his back, he changed into a jaguire,

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slipped free, and then changed into a gorilla again and

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threw it into a waterfall all around him. Animals fought

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beside humans. The elephants guarded families, the wolves chased robots

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away from children, the gorillas blocked the exits, keeping the

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machines trapped inside, and the birds struck from above. And

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wasn't long before only one robot remained standing. Strangely, it

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was actually the first robot who had ordered Adam to comply,

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now dented, scratched, and missing both arms. Citizen Adam, your

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behavior has become difficult to optimize. Adam transformed back into himself,

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only he was now well, pretty dirty looking, and wearing

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a glowing ring. No, he said, you just don't understand animals.

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The robot stepped toward him, and Adam transformed into an elephant.

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One stomp ended the conversation. The biodome went quiet, then

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everyone cheered. Adam changed back into himself, and his parents

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ran to him. His mom hugged him so tightly he

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could barely breathe. His dad wrapped both of them in

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his arms. Adam, are you okay? Adam looked around. Animals

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were free, robots were broken. I think so, he said.

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Outside the humans began gathering together. Zoo staff started organizing people,

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checking on animals and finding safe paths out of the zoo.

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Adam's parents held his hands. Come on, His dad said,

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how he need to get home. Adam looked toward the sky,

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then toward the zoo, then toward the animals, who watched

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him with bright knowing eyes. I can't, Adam said, or froze.

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What do you mean there are robots don't seem to

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care about animals, Adam said, not the way they care

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about humans. They don't know what to do with them,

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and they don't seem worried about capturing them. If I

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stay as an animal, I can watch from far away.

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I can make sure they don't come back. His mom's

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eyes filled with tears. Madam, It'll be okay, he said,

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I can transform into anything. His father knelt in front

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of him. You come back to us, Adam, he said.

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Adam nodded, I will. He hugged him one more time.

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Then he stepped back and transformed into a great golden eagle,

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his wings spread wide. The animals looked up. His parents

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stepped back, still crying, still smiling, still terrified and proud,

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all at the same time, and well just a little

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bit confused about how their little boy had suddenly started

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turning into animals. Adam launched into the air. He circled

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once above the zoo, watching as people escaped through the

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gates and the animals turned slowly to safer places. Then

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he flew towards the trees at the edge of the property.

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He landed on a high branch as the sun began

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to set. For a while, he watched the roads for robots.

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None came. Finally, when the sky turned purple and the

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zoo was quiet, Adam transformed one last time. He became

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a large black panther, leak and warm, and hidden among

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the leaves. He curled up on a thick branch and

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rested his head on his paws, and slowly he fell asleep.

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Speaker 3: Good Night everyone, Mum.

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Speaker 4: Never Union Aco in.

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Speaker 3: New York.

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Speaker 4: More Union know anything more m One one man W. M.