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ENIAC

A sentient machine with a role in events.

minor

Also known as Eniac, ENIAC Gamma the Ninety-Third, ENIAC Gamma

First appearance: the secret of kralitz

ENIAC's tie to Nicholas Martin is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

A time-traveling robot who visits Martin to conduct a sociocultural experiment using a memory-altering helmet.
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With Nicholas Martin (professional): ENIAC, a sentient computer, serves as Nicholas Martin's powerful but unpredictable technological partner. With Nicholas Martin (professional): ENIAC, a sentient computer, serves as…

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Character Web

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NMNicholas MartinDIDisraeliMAMammothMMMr. MartinIIIvan IVENENIAC

Relationship types

  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • Historical and Mythical Figures
  • Expanded Cast of Named Characters

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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