[It occurs to him that perhaps she assumed a greater level of technological advancement on his part. He can try to puzzle it out, of course. Some kind of self-sufficient, possibly sentient entity? Something like that seems almost fantastical, but then, isn't that what he was trying to do with the Hexcore? Create something that can think for itself, to find the appropriate combination of runes for specific functions.]
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[It occurs to him that perhaps she assumed a greater level of technological advancement on his part. He can try to puzzle it out, of course. Some kind of self-sufficient, possibly sentient entity? Something like that seems almost fantastical, but then, isn't that what he was trying to do with the Hexcore? Create something that can think for itself, to find the appropriate combination of runes for specific functions.]
Something like an automaton?