“He gets bored with the effort of trying to think, and is unhappy because he knows thinking, or at least “thinking-to-a-purpose” is on the black list of party activities.”

— Brian W. Aldiss

“Man on Bridge” p. 88
Short fiction, Who Can Replace a Man? (1965)

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