routine death penalty. When these matter-of-fact executions involved clones, they were known as culling.

"What happened to you?!" one of the clones with a shaven head at the doorway asked Andy the Android. "Hey, Andy got mugged!" The bald clone said to the other two, one clone with a full beard and the third one had bleach-blonde long hair. The three of them looked Andy over.

Andy said, "I warned you there was a high probability of me being attacked in this neighborhood. I was accosted by a pack of jackbots who wanted to take me."

The blonde clone said, "Better you than us."

The bearded clone said, "Let's fix your suit."

"I already charged Rosario Security Agency for a new one."

"You did what to whom?! Don't do that!" the bald clone said.

"Why?his little sister of 12 years old sitting at the table munching on the last of their Zoo Crunch Cereal.

"Hey! I wanted that!" Milton said.

Beth looked at Milton and said mockingly with her mouth open, "Hey, I wanted that." She shook her head, "Eat that boring Dad cereal then."

"Mom!" Milton said.

"What?!" Came the response from down the hall.

"I'm exasperated. Beth ate all the Zoo Crunch." What Milton didn't mention was the emotional discomfort he felt when anyone brought up their dad, even in an indirect way, like Beth did.

His mother walked into the kitchen. "I can't hear you guys when you're yelling across the house! What's the problem?!"

Beth said, "Milton is whining because he's too slow to get the last of the Zoo Crunch. Mmmm. This is sooo