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The Legend of Harbor Rock by Edwin R. Ellis

 

Dateline February 17, 2043

 

A delivery driver accidently swallowed nano-robots believing it was flavoring for his coffee. Gene Glover almost lived to tell his tale. His fate was sealed on the starboard side of the Staten Island ferry on this date.

 

The field of synthetic biology is not regulated by any governmental agency, meaning there are no rules for the creation and use of nano-robots. The accidental drinking of the solution which contained the robots has sent the entire industry spiraling to the point implosion over this single case.

 

The entire body, all its cellular structure and construction turned a mild-mannered delivery man into a raging nympho-maniac, we will call Nancy. The effect of the nano-robots was quick and final. Gene morphed into Nancy during the first night. Nancy enjoys the company of multiple sex partners satisfying her insatiable lust.

 

As a result, the transition blessed Nancy with a knockout body, with few or any morals. Her brain turned transparent. This combination sapped all of her strength, to where she became exhausted and unable to function by mid afternoon. Nancy turned into the irrational Marilyn Monroe look-alike with the mind of Homer Simpson.

 

 I think we can all be happy it wasn’t Alfred E. Newman. The only bright spot contained in this tragedy are those of us who are lucky enough to live at least a thousand miles from Nancy's irrationality zone, and have a chance, albeit slim, to avoid the hordes of horny men searching for their dream.

 

This accident is the best possible evidence for a policy change by Federal, State and Local governments concerning the generation and use of nano-robots. At the time few people realized what could happen if the robots became available on the black market. It would certainly end Friday night football.

 

After nine months of good times, and rock 'n roll parties. Nancy developed armored scales with a super tough two ply structure which would allow her to swim in any Amazonian River without the fear of swarming piranhas.

 

The head scientist Mr. Takuzo Erikson of the Swedish Academy of Sciences is baffled at this latest transition. He is doing his best to quash the rumors that we are all returning to the seas, as the dominant species. Takuzo claims, the purpose of the newly developed scales is to prevent sexually transmitted diseases. Quoting Takuzo “there is no reason to fear water."

 

 On the night of February 17, Nancy was heading into New York City for Fleet week when standing near the starboard rail of the ferry where she fell to her death into the icy cold waters of the Hudson River, just off of Battery point. Her body was never found.

 

Around the same time there have been many rumors surrounding Harbor rock. Merchant marines and members of the Coast Guard have made several reports, sighting a mysterious sea creature, slipping into the murky water from Harbor rock, exposing waste long blonde hair and a fluked tail.

Wow...I found Nancy