[Exterior of Liberator]
[Teleport section]
AVON
If I go alone, can I pilot
The Liberator indefinitely?
ORAC
With the help of the automatics,
of course you can.
AVON
I know that.
ORAC
Then why did you ask
The Question?
AVON [Smiles]
I didn't. How long can
I maintain myself?
ORAC
Is that A Question?
AVON
Yes.
ORAC
We have concentrated food for one
person for a thousand years.
AVON
And Our Power is
self-regenerating.
ORAC
Affirmative.
AVON
Can you plot courses to keep out of
the range of any known spaceship
manned by The Federation?
ORAC
The battle and navigation computers
can handle that perfectly adequately.
AVON
I asked if YOU could.
ORAC
Of course, should
it be necessary.
AVON
Failing that, we are powerful enough
to resist all but an attack by three
Federation pursuit ships at once.
ORAC
Is that A Question?
AVON
No. If we go now, we can sail The Universe
for as long as we like in reasonable safety,
provided we keep out of everybody's way
and we do not do anything rash.
and we do not do anything rash.
ORAC
No data available to answer The Question --
if it was A Question.
AVON
I put it to you as a possibility :
I request The Odds.
ORAC
The odds would be 3.5:1 on Survival.
AVON
Therefore I do not need Blake,
I do not need any of the others ...
ORAC
Is that A Question?
AVON
... I do not need anybody at all.
ORAC
Is that A Question?
I -- I --
I must ask you to
be more specific.
AVON
Shut up, Orac.
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