A short story to be written in 50 words not one word less, not one word more!, for the Freewriters community to #zapfic50monday contest. Prompt: "robot"
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Lightning flashed across the sky inside the simulation, interrupting the discharge cycle. The surge set off an alarm in the loading dock, and with a jolt, the robot disconnected. It sat up, disoriented, as if it had just awakened from a bad dream, while investigating the cause of the failure.
