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"Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

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DoAndroidsDreamOfElectricSheepFull cluster_sfpd_real San Francisco Police Department (Lombard St.) cluster_deckard_home The Deckard Apartment cluster_sfpd_fake The Shadow SFPD (Mission St. Android Group) cluster_rosen_corp The Rosen Association (Seattle) cluster_isidore_building The Ruined Concentric Building cluster_escaped_andys Other Escaped Nexus-6 Targets cluster_media_myth Cultural & Spiritual Ecosystem Rick Rick Deckard [Lead Bounty Hunter] Dave Dave Holden [Injured Senior Hunter] Rick->Dave Succeeds on list Iran Iran Deckard [Rick's Depressed Wife] Rick->Iran Spouse (Strained) Goat Black-Market Goat [Real Animal / Status Symbol] Rick->Goat Buys for 3000cr to replace synthetic Resch Phil Resch [Human Bounty Hunter / Insulated] Rick->Resch Tests and clears as human Pris Pris Stratton [Nexus-6 Rachael-Subform] Rick->Pris Retires on Concentric building stairs Roy Roy Baty [Nexus-6 Pharmacist / Leader] Rick->Roy Retires final active target Irmgard Irmgard Baty [Nexus-6 Companion] Rick->Irmgard Retires inside kitchen ambush Polokov Max Polokov [Trash Collector Disguise] Rick->Polokov Retires in hovercar conflict Luba Luba Luft [Opera Singer / Soprano] Rick->Luba Retires in Munch museum elevator Bryant Inspector Harry Bryant [SFPD Superior] Bryant->Rick Directs assignment Dave->Polokov Lasered by Sheep Electronic Sheep [Synthetic Substitute] Iran->Sheep Tends out of duty Garland Inspector Garland [Nexus-6 Overseer] Garland->Resch Misleads regarding identity Crams Officer Crams [Harness Bull Decoy] Crams->Rick Arrests outside dressing room Crams->Garland Delivers suspect to Resch->Garland Retires upon discovery Eldon Eldon Rosen [Corporate Head] Rachael Rachael Rosen [Nexus-6 System Safeguard] Eldon->Rachael Controls / Deployer Rachael->Rick Attempts to compromise via intimacy Rachael->Goat Kills out of spite Rachael->Resch Previously targets to disable Isidore John R. Isidore [Special / 'Chickenhead'] Isidore->Pris Emotional acceptance / Protects Isidore->Roy Subservient ally Isidore->Irmgard Sought out for warmth Pris->Isidore Mutilates his living spider Roy->Pris escape mastermind / Underwrites Roy->Irmgard Spouse / Co-conspirator Buster Buster Friendly [System-Wide Media Idol] Mercer Wilbur Mercer [Empathy Box Entity / Al Jarry] Buster->Mercer Exposes as Al Jarry Hollywood hoax Mercer->Rick Warns in corridor / Shapes survival Mercer->Isidore Appears in vision / Heals spider

Chapter 1

The Roof PastureApartment & BedsidesElectric Sheep (Ersatz Groucho)Buster Friendly TV SetPenfield Mood OrganElectric Sheep (Ersatz Groucho)Buster Friendly TV SetPenfield Mood OrganIran explains hearing the silence of empty conapts when TV sound was cutRick dons lead codpiece, ascends to roof pasture where electric sheep "grazes"Rick calculates needing 5 android bounties ($1000 each) to afford a real animalRick DeckardIran DeckardBill BarbourSends automatic electrical surge to awaken him1Offers to reset her weak Penfield settings2Snaps to keep his "crude cop's hand" off her settings3Hesitates between dialing a thalamic suppressant or stimulant4Threatens to dial maximum venom if Rick fights her5Agrees to dial according to the day's official schedule6Reveals she scheduled a 6-hour self-accusatory depression (382)7Walks to living room and switches on television8Complains she cannot stand TV before breakfast9Suggests dialing 888 (desire to watch TV) or 3 (cortical stimulation)10Refuses absolute inertia of dialing a drive to want to dial11Buster Friendly weather report warns of fallout peaking near noon12Shuts off TV set and surrenders to dialing13Dials 594 for Iran (acknowledgment of husband's superior wisdom)14Dials creative/fresh attitude toward his job for himself15Proudly announces his Percheron horse is pregnant via State plasma16Asks to buy the future colt for full Sidney's Catalogue value ($5000)17Rejects offer. Notes italicized listings mean stock unavailability18Argues that having two animals while he has none violates Mercerism19Opens wool panel to expose hidden mechanical controls to Barbour20Expresses sympathy upon realizing the sheep is a fake21Explains the real sheep (Groucho) died of tetanus from baling wire22Admits the extreme social stigma and anxiety of mechanical breakdowns23Promises not to expose the secret to the conapt neighbors24Suggests buying a cheaper small animal like a cat or a mouse25Rejects domestic pets. Wants a large animal to replace what he lost26Warns bitterly that the horse could die just as unexpectedly27Boards hovercar in silence, focusing heavily on the workday ahead28Rick DeckardIran DeckardBill Barbour

Chapter 2

The Tomb World / AscentApartment & Living RoomThe Collective Fusion VoicesThe AntagonistsBlack Empathy BoxGovernment TV SetThe Collective Fusion VoicesThe AntagonistsBlack Empathy BoxGovernment TV SetIsidore shaves in the bathroom of a giant, empty, decaying conapt buildingMrs. Klugman praises the dignity of having a servant and escaping the fear of being classified as a "special"Total, alive silence immediately floods the apartment and its dead appliancesThe living room fades out and Isidore physically merges with the elderly Wilbur MercerIsidore recalls Mercer's past, the radioactive cobalt attack by "killers," and escaping the tomb world of dead bonesThrough the floorboards, Isidore hears the muffled, far-off sound of another television setJohn R. IsidoreWilbur Mercer (In Fusion)Shouts propaganda about free custom-tailored android servants on Mars1Wonders if he is late for work and notes his broken TV only gets the government channel2Broadcasts a taped interview from New New York with immigrant Mrs. Maggie Klugman3Thinks acidly that his worry vanished too by being classified as a "chickenhead"4Walks into the living room and shuts off the TV set to stop the hostile ads5Contemplates the creeping entropic ruin ("kipple") that will eventually consume the building6Approaches the door to leave for work but shrinks back from the terrifying emptiness of the hall7Decides to seek comfort and turns on the black empathy box8Emits a faint smell of negative ions as the cathode-ray tube glows with a random color collage9Takes a deep breath and grasps the twin handles10Experiences a drab, alien hill and sky, feeling the loose stones beneath his climbing feet11Incorporates the collective thoughts and babble of thousands of others in fusion12Invisible antagonists hurl a rock from the periphery of his vision13Feels the sudden sharp pain as a rock strikes his arm and cuts it14The shared voices break his isolation by confirming they all felt the exact same blow on the left arm15Tells the others they had better get moving again and resumes the endless upward walk16Reluctantly lets go of the twin handles to end the exhausting experience17Goes to the bathroom to swab and wash the bleeding injury on his arm18Reflects on the risk of cardiac arrest during intense fusion without a doctor nearby19Realizes wildly that he is no longer alone and a new resident has moved onto a lower level20Decides he must bring the newcomer a welcoming gift according to social customs21Searches his broken refrigerator and retrieves a dubious cube of margarine22Hurries down the hall toward the lower level, reminding himself to stay calm so they do not see he is a chickenhead23John R. IsidoreWilbur Mercer (In Fusion)

Chapter 3

The Outside WorldHall of Justice & OfficesFalse-Animal ShopPet Shop OstrichDesk VidphoneAnn Marsten (Secretary)False-Animal ShopPet Shop OstrichDesk VidphoneAnn Marsten (Secretary)Rick stops along animal row to stare grimly at the West Coast's only ostrichRick recalls the old T-14 androids in '89 and how the Voigt Empathy Test finally caught themRick studies the data envelope showing the Nexus-6 has two trillion constituentsRick deduces empathy is a herd trait for herbivores while androids are solitary predatorsRick rationalizes that retiring an escaped android aligns with Mercer's rule to kill only The KillersRick walks past Bryant's braided-hair receptionist and his Jurassic-looking secretaryRick DeckardInspector Harry BryantAnimal SalesmanArrives fifteen minutes late to work at the Hall of Justice on Lombard Street1Hails him to meet in Dave Holden's office at nine-thirty2Explains Dave is hospitalized at Mount Zion after a laser track pierced his spine3Follows him into his stuffy office and turns on the air-filtering unit4Notes Dave was shot by an extra-clever Nexus-6 android from the Rosen Association5Reveals Bryant called the W.P.O. in Russia to file a complaint against the Nexus-6 unit6Notes police agencies have protested the unit since August 1991 due to illegal entries7Fishes through his desk drawer to pressure Miss Marsten into leaving the room8Reflects that Nexus-6 intelligence surpasses human specials but fails the criteria of Mercerism9Orders Miss Marsten to connect him to the Happy Dog Pet Shop on Sutter Street10Answers the vidphone call amid the sound of howling animals11Inquires about the required down payment for the display window ostrich12Proposes a thirty-month contract with one-third down at six percent monthly interest13Demands a two thousand dollar discount in exchange for a full cash payment14Stands firm stating their thirty thousand dollar price tag is already one thousand under book value15Checks his Sidney's Animal Catalogue and confirms the book price matches exactly16Gives a fake name and address before hanging up the receiver17Demands an outside confidential line from Miss Marsten18Dials the false-animal shop and asks for the price of an electric ostrich19Quotes less than eight hundred dollars to custom manufacture an electronic replica20Hangs up hurriedly as his watch hits nine-thirty21Enters the inner office and nods to his boss who is busy talking on the phone22Reads over the Nexus-6 specs while feeling depressed yet guardedly pleased about the extra workload23Rick DeckardInspector Harry BryantAnimal Salesman

Chapter 4

rgb(245, 240, 255) Rosen Association (Seattle)Hall of Justice & CarTesting CubicleThe Roof Pasture / PensDepartment HovercarTesting CubicleThe Roof Pasture / PensDepartment HovercarRick worries that the android who lasered Dave Holden could easily retire him tooRick lands on the roof of the Rosen Association Building and meets Rachael RosenRick walks away from Rachael toward the pens, yearning at the sight of live animalsEldon Rosen greets them nervously in a wide corridor, explaining their lack of Earth manufacturingThe Rosens steer Rick into a living-room style cubicle furnished with couches and lampsRick DeckardInspector Harry BryantRachael RosenEldon RosenHangs up his vidphone and notes Rick brought the new Nexus-6 specs1Explains eight androids escaped to Earth and Dave already retired the first two2Offers to take over Dave's schedule since his own agenda is currently empty3Notes the Voigt-Kampff Altered Scale isn't specifically rated for the Nexus-6 unit4Orders him to fly to Seattle to test a sampling of the new Nexus-6 types5Reveals he will secretly arrange for humans to be included in the test group6Mentions a Leningrad memo warning that advanced psychotics might fail the test and be misidentified7Dismisses the risk as a million-to-one odds since psychotics are institutionalized8Asks to take Dave's notes along, but Bryant refuses until after the Seattle test9Fuels up a department hovercar and flies out to Seattle10Expresses sullen distaste regarding the hostile phone call from Inspector Bryant11Defines humanoid robots as mere machines that can fluctuate between being a benefit and a hazard12Spotts a live raccoon and checks his italicized Sidney's Catalogue to find it listed as priceless13Explains the raccoon is named Bill and points out the heavily armed company guards14Points to a dozing owl and offers to wake it up for him15Checks Sidney's again and assumes the owl must be an artificial fake since the species is extinct16Insists the owl is real and that their private naturalists found it in Canada17Reflects bitterly on his electric sheep and notes both it and androids lack any true empathy18Asks how much money and down payment they would want to sell the owl19Flatly refuses to sell it and asks what kind of animal he keeps at home20Confirms he owns a sheep and admits he always wanted an owl before they died out21Asks to go downstairs to begin the selection test22Explains her Uncle Eldon has already set up the test group and leads him to the elevator23Realizes the Rosens are afraid of him and that his test results could crash their entire corporation24Notices an unreleased February supplement to the Sidney's Catalogue on an end table25Confiscates the advance supplement and drops it into his police briefcase26Sets up the polygraphic instruments of the Voigt-Kampff apparatus on a rosewood coffee table27Asks what the physical instruments actually measure during an empathy test28Explains the adhesive disk tracks facial capillary dilation and the pencil light records eye muscle tension29Demands that he administer the test to her first30Interjects hoarsely that Rachael is their first subject and may actually be an android31Rick DeckardInspector Harry BryantRachael RosenEldon Rosen

Chapter 5

The Testing CubicleVoigt-Kampff GaugesVoigt-Kampff GaugesRick trains the light beam on Rachael's eye and attaches the adhesive mesh diskRick identifies an android response because her mind fails to detect the dead animal peltRick realizes the Rosens intentionally dropped a schizoid girl on him to wipe out the test's validityThe twin dial indicators gyrate frantically, but only after a crucial split-second pauseRick steps into the corridor, realizing he has just survived his first encounter with a devious Nexus-6Rick DeckardRachael RosenEldon RosenOutlines timed social situations to observe her involuntary physiological indices1Asks about receiving a calfskin wallet. The gauges swing violently into the red2States she would reject the wallet and report the giver to the police3Asks about a little boy showing off a butterfly killing jar. The gauges show a smaller reaction4Firmly states she would take the boy to see a doctor5Asks about a wasp crawling on her wrist. The gauges show only a feeble tremor6Answers that she would kill it right away7Asks about a nude girl on a beautiful bearskin rug in a magazine. The gauges stay completely inert8Asks about watching a seafood chef drop a live lobster into boiling water. The gauges fail to respond9Exclaims that live boiling is awful and depraved. However, the physical response is simulated10Describes a knotty pine cabin decorated with a mounted deer head. The gauges stay within the green11Expresses disapproval of the decor but fails the expected emotional intensity12Details a scenario involving an unwanted pregnancy and an abortion. The needles swing violently into the red13Claims abortion is illegal and impossible because the police are always watching14Enquires how old she is. He asks if she knows that bullfights always ended in the bull being killed15Asks a two-part question comparing raw oysters to a banquet dish of boiled dog16Expresses disgust at the oysters, causing a swift needle swing, but shows less reaction to the dog17Shuts off the light, removes the patch, and declares her to be an android18Interjects that Rachael is definitely a human being and the test has failed19Explains Rachael spent 14 of her 18 years aboard the Salander 3 spaceship with minimal human contact20Notes she rarely leaves the building to avoid being falsely killed in a police dragnet21Argues that police agencies have likely retired authentic humans with underdeveloped empathy22Points to a hidden camera lens on the ceiling recording Rick's massive testing error23Proposes they sit down to work out a deal since the Nexus-6 android is an established fact24Asks if he would like to own the roof ostrich or the owl to compromise his professional integrity25Offers him the owl on the condition that any future breeding offspring revert to the association26Refuses the reversion clause, fearing it provides an incentive for the corporation to kill him27Relents on the inheritance but demands the entire brood or he must admit his test failed and quit28Demands she sit back down for one final question from the Voigt-Kampff scale29Trains the pencil light and attaches the adhesive cheek patch once again30Strokes his department-issue briefcase while describing the material to her31Claims the briefcase is made of 100% genuine human babyhide32Identifies the delayed reaction as a classic android response lag and disconnects the gear33Declares the retest is complete and that he is fully satisfied the scale remains effective34Asks if Rachael actually knew her own identity35Admits she was fully programmed, but likely suspected the truth during the final question36Comforts her by stating she is corporate property used as an emigration sales device, not an illegal escapee37Asks one last time if the roof owl is genuine38Admits the owl is completely artificial and that owls are totally extinct39Rick DeckardRachael RosenEldon Rosen

Chapter 6

The Empty BuildingKippleized RoomsApartment DoorBuster Friendly TVKippleized RoomsApartment DoorBuster Friendly TVJohn Isidore walks down the dusty stairs of his empty apartment building.He hears the loud voice of Buster Friendly teasing a big media expose.Isidore senses a haunted and nameless terror behind the closed door.Isidore notices she is wearing only pajama bottoms amidst opened suitcases.Isidore catches a cold breath of deep aversion and emotional vacuum from her.The door slams shut and leaves Isidore completely alone in the dim hall.John IsidorePris Stratton(Rachael Rosen)Knocks firmly on the apartment door below his own.1Dies into absolute nonbeing instantly from the sound of the knock.2Calls out to offer a neighborly greeting and a cube of margarine.3Mentions his job driving a truck for the animal vet Hannibal Sloat.4Opens the meager door slightly while appearing fragmented and ill with deep panic.5Guesses correctly that she thought the massive building was completely abandoned.6Whispers a confirmation and notes she thought she was completely alone.7Mentions his fondness for watching Buster Friendly every morning and night.8Starts to ask a question but bites her lip in sudden anger at herself.9States she will receive company later when she is more moved in.10Explains she has no furniture and that the ruined items were already here.11Suggests raiding the empty abandoned apartments to scavenge better tables and lamps.12Asserts nervously that she can look through the empty rooms by herself.13Explains the vacant rooms are completely ruined and filled with dead people's belongings.14Defines the word kipple as useless junk like match folders and wrappers.15Explains the First Law of Kipple stating that bad junk always drives out nonkipple.16Laments that no one can ever truly win against the universal spread of kipple.17Connects the fight against absolute kippleization to the upward climb of Wilbur Mercer.18Asks if she participates in fusion or if she owns an empathy box.19Claims carefully that she left her empathy box behind and expected to find one here.20Stammers excitedly about the box being an extension of the human body to stop loneliness.21Admits in a shaky voice that he is classified as a special or a chickenhead.22Starts to walk away glumly with his melting cube of margarine.23Calls out to stop him and demands his help to scavenge furniture later.24Asks if she would fix dinner for them if he brings the ingredients.25Rejects the request effortlessly with a strange and warmthless demeanor.26Blurts out that her name is Rachael Rosen before instantly hesitating.27Asks if she belongs to the famous humanoid robot manufacturing association.28Denies the connection immediately and blames his chickenhead imagination.29Corrects herself and claims her real name is actually Miss Pris Stratton.30John IsidorePris Stratton(Rachael Rosen)

Chapter 7

Van Ness Pet HospitalHorace (Real Cat)Vidphone ScreenHorace (Real Cat)Vidphone ScreenJohn Isidore ascends the dark stairs to his apartment to change into his white uniform.He drives his company truck and picks up a malfunctioning cat that is panting erratically.Isidore grows angry that Buster constantly ridicules empathy boxes and chips away at Mercerism.John IsidoreHannibal SloatMilt BorogroveAttempts a quick-charge en route but cannot find the control panel in the gray fur.1Realizes the mechanism has completely ceased functioning and finished off its power supply.2Laments his declining sagacity as a special while listening to Buster Friendly on the radio.3Carries the plastic cage down to his boss's document-littered desk.4Claims that Buster Friendly and Wilbur Mercer are fighting for control of human souls.5Notes gloomily that Buster is currently winning the cultural war.6Examines the mouth of the cat after removing his dust-filmed glasses.7Realizes with a string of curses that this specific cat is not a fake and is actually dead.8Steps into the office and suggests looking up the replacement value in Sidney's catalogue.9Refers to Isidore as a chickenhead and demands that he call the owner to report the death.10Protests that his appearance is too ugly and stooped to use the terrifying vidphone.11Threatens to fire him immediately if he refuses to dial the customer.12Dials the number desperately after remembering the husband is away at work.13Displays the face of Mrs. Pilsen wearing her hair in a tight bun.14Stammers in terror and blurts out the news that her cat Horace has died.15Babbles on uncontrollably and promises their senior physician Dr. Sloat will pick a replacement.16Weeps over Horace and recalls how he used to stare up at them like he was asking a question.17Offers an inspiration to have Wheelright & Carpenter build an exact electric duplicate.18Protests that an artificial fake is dreadful but ponders keeping the death a secret from her husband.19Takes the receiver from Isidore to handle the delicate business call professionally.20Requests the fake cat to be delivered secretly in ten days while her husband is out.21Hangs up the phone and notes the husband will likely realize the truth in five seconds.22Concedes that the chickenhead handled the incredibly tough phone call reasonably well.23Tells Isidore to be firm and prevent Wheelright & Carpenter from taking the original corpse.24Feels deeply elated and offers to call the builders before the real body begins to decay.25John IsidoreHannibal SloatMilt Borogrove

Chapter 8

Hovercar on RoofHall of Justice & Scavengers Co.Polokov(as Sandor Kadalyi)Vidphone ScreenPolokov's ApartmentBay Area ScavengersPolokov(as Sandor Kadalyi)Vidphone ScreenPolokov's ApartmentBay Area ScavengersRick Deckard returns to the San Francisco Hall of Justice and enters Harry Bryant's office.The Nexus-6 brain box bursts into twitching remnants, earning Rick a $1,000 bounty.Rick DeckardHarry BryantAsks about Dave Holden's condition before hunting the first android.1Directs him to target Polokov first, who is mimicking a deteriorated special as a trash collector.2Warns him that the Nexus-6 is entirely different and announces an approaching Soviet W.P.O. cop, Sandor Kadalyi.3Instructs Rick to tackle Polokov alone and bring Kadalyi along later for Miss Luba Luft.4Visits the Bay Area Scavengers Company to locate Polokov.5The personnel manager, Mr. Ackers, reveals Polokov did not show up for work today.6Flies to Polokov's grimy apartment building in the Tenderloin.7Activates a Penfield wave transmitter to freeze everyone nearby with catalepsy.8Uses an infinity key to enter but finds only semi-ruined furniture and abandoned kipple.9Calls Bryant from his hovercar to report that Polokov has skipped out.10States that Kadalyi's ship arrived early and tells Rick to wait on the roof for him.11Receives an incoming patched call from Rachael Rosen of the Rosen Association.12Rachael offers to work in conjunction with him to track the agile Nexus-6 targets.13Rejects her assistance, stating he has too much help already, and hangs up.14A hovercar taxi lands. A cherubic man in a heavy Russian greatcoat steps out and climbs in.15Introduces himself as Sandor Kadalyi and hands over an unusual laser tube from Mars.16Squeezes the trigger out the window, but no beam emerges.17Boasts that the triggering circuit remains in his own hand and can be directed remotely.18Realizes the deception and accuses him of being Polokov instead of a Soviet cop.19Presses the car's floor emergency button while Polokov switches his device to phase out laser lines.20Lunges with a snarl and grabs Rick's throat to break his neck.21Fires his regulation .38 magnum pistol from his shoulder holster straight into the android's head.22Dials his apartment to speak with his wife, Iran.23Iran answers in a dreary drone of a six-hour self-accusatory depression, barely hearing him over Buster Friendly's TV racket.24Slams the receiver down in bitter frustration over her complete lack of vitality.25Reconsiders Rachael Rosen's accurate advice and decides to target Luba Luft at the War Memorial Opera House next.26Rick DeckardHarry Bryant

Chapter 9

War Memorial Opera HouseVidphone ScreenOfficer Crams(Harness Bull)Luba Luft(Dressing Room)Vidphone ScreenOfficer Crams(Harness Bull)Luba Luft(Dressing Room)Rick Deckard enters the opera house and watches Luba Luft rehearse The Magic Flute.He heads backstage to her dressing room after the rehearsal ends.Rick kneels to retrieve the disk from under the table.They ascend to the roof via the elevator to inspect Polokov's corpse.The patrol car takes off into the sky and flies south.Rick settles back in defeat as the car descends toward Mission Street.Rick DeckardEnters her dressing room and introduces himself as a police officer.1States he must administer an empathy test and attaches the sensor disk to her cheek.2Protests that she is human and claims Rick must be an android due to his heartless job.3Suggests Rick might have false memories and killed the real human Deckard.4Asks the first question regarding a wasp crawling on her wrist.5Stalls the test by demanding the German translation for wasp.6Asks the second question regarding an old movie featuring a banquet with boiled dog.7Argues about the high price of dogs and says she would watch Buster Friendly instead.8Asks the third question regarding a cabin with a mounted deer head.9Claims she does not understand the vocabulary and tangles the text with nonsense about curry.10Detaches the sensor disk nervously and drops it onto the floor.11Draws a hidden laser tube and holds Rick at gunpoint.12Dials the operator and requests the San Francisco Police Department.13Arrives at the dressing room and tells her to put the weapon away.14Accuses Rick of invading her room and asking obscene questions.15Presents his identification and names Inspector Harry Bryant as his superior.16Examines the ID but claims he has never heard of Rick or Inspector Bryant.17Declares that the department has no inspector by that name.18Grabs the receiver and dials the department switchboard himself.19Displays Harry Bryant's face on the screen briefly.20Hands the receiver to the patrolman so he can talk to Bryant.21Reports that the line is dead and the screen is completely blank.22Dials his own department number to verify the records.23Confirms that there is no record of an Inspector Bryant or a hunter named Rick Deckard.24Frisks him and confiscates his service pistol and laser tube.25Explains the pistol was fired to retire Polokov and points to his car on the roof.26Uses his police radio to call for a team to pick up the remains.27Boards Crams's marked police car to head to the Hall of Justice.28Points out that the car is heading the wrong way because the Hall of Justice is north on Lombard.29Claims the Lombard building is an abandoned ruin that has not been used for years.30States that the real Hall of Justice is located on Mission Street.31Demands that Crams admit he is an android.32Denies it and suggests Rick is an android with a false memory who murders humans.33Rick Deckard

Chapter 10

Mission Street Hall of JusticeDesk IntercomPhil Resch(Bounty Hunter)Vidphone ScreenInspector Garland(Plainclothes)Desk SergeantOfficer Crams(Harness Bull)Desk IntercomPhil Resch(Bounty Hunter)Vidphone ScreenInspector Garland(Plainclothes)Desk SergeantOfficer Crams(Harness Bull)The police hovercar lands on the roof of the modern Mission Street Hall of Justice.Rick reflects on the impossibility of two parallel police agencies existing without knowing each other.Rick DeckardBrings Rick to the desk to book him for impersonating an officer and other charges.1Fills out the booking forms in a leisurely, routine manner.2Leads him to a technician to record his cephalic pattern for identification.3Approaches Rick at a measured pace and asks about his offenses.4Explains Rick has a body in his car, claims to be a bounty hunter, and harassed Luba Luft.5Steps back and hands the case over to the senior official.6Examines Rick's briefcase and asks if he knows bounty hunters George Gleason or Phil Resch.7States he does not know them and asserts he is human, offering to take the Voigt-Kampff test.8Requests to phone his wife so she can secure a lawyer for him.9Hands him a fifty-cent piece and points out the vidphone.10Inserts the coin and dials his home phone number.11Displays the face of an unknown woman instead of his wife, Iran.12Hangs up in shock and walks back to the officer.13Hands the briefcase back and invites Rick into his office for a deeper discussion.14Introduces himself as Inspector Garland and sits behind his desk.15Asks about the Voigt-Kampff materials and notices his own name on Rick's carbon target list.16Grabs the papers and confirms Garland's correct description is listed under an insurance alias.17Uses the intercom to summon one of his department's bounty hunters.18Enters the office and is introduced to Rick.19Hands over Rick's schedule, showing Garland himself as the next retirement target.20Notes that Polokov always struck him as cold and cerebral, supporting a bone marrow analysis.21Asks if Rick managed to test Luba Luft or Polokov before they were interrupted.22Explains he never got an accurate reading on Luft and had no chance to test Polokov.23Mentions that a large police organization is the ultimate hiding place for an android.24Demands to know if Resch has been wanting to test him as well.25Accuses Rick of being from a phantom agency, carrying a hit list of humans instead of androids.26A female voice announces that the lab report on Polokov's corpse is ready.27Presses the intercom key to receive the message from Miss French.28Confirms the bone marrow test proves Polokov was a humanoid robot.29Asks about the basis of the Voigt-Kampff test, explaining their own Boneli Reflex-Arc Test.30Sketches a diagram of their timing test, which measures microsecond delays in spinal reflexes.31Offers to take their reflex test and requests to test them in return.32Reminds Garland that he always opposed routine reflex tests for high-ranking personnel.33Tells Garland he will now have to submit to testing given the lab report on Polokov.34Rick Deckard

Chapter 11

rgb(255, 245, 240) Hovercar (In Flight)Mission Street Hall of JusticeResch's HovercarElevatorDesk IntercomPhil Resch(Bounty Hunter)Inspector Garland(Desk)Resch's HovercarElevatorDesk IntercomPhil Resch(Bounty Hunter)Inspector Garland(Desk)Resch exits the office into the hall.Rick and Resch instantly roll from their chairs onto the floor.Garland's corpse teeters in the chair and crashes to the floor.Resch drags Garland's corpse back into the chair to look natural.They walk completely unnoticed by the uniform police across the lobby.The elevator opens to the roof. They board Resch's hovercar and take off north.Rick DeckardWarns him he will not like the results of the tests.1States he will go upstairs to fetch the Boneli gear and leaves.2Pulls a laser tube from his desk drawer and aims it at Rick.3Argues it won't matter because Resch will run a postmortem and test everyone anyway.4Lowers the laser, locks it back in the drawer, and pockets the key.5Asks what the tests on the three of them will show.6Reveals that Resch doesn't know or suspect he is an android.7Explains they escaped Mars together, but Resch received a synthetic memory system.8Confirms all vidphone lines are trapped to recirculate calls internally to protect them.9Observes that androids do not cover for each other in times of stress.10Snaps that they lack the specific human talent called empathy.11Reenters the office carrying the wire-trailing Boneli device and plugs it in.12Points his right hand at Resch.13Fires his laser tube while falling, bifurcating Garland's head.14Examines the body and asks what Garland said while he was gone.15Alters his response to hide the truth, saying Garland claimed the building is android-infested.16Presses the intercom and tells the staff to hold all calls for the next half hour.17Miss French replies, "Yes, Mr. Resch."18Handcuffs himself to Rick for security while they are in the building.19Expresses fear that Garland might have a built-in dead man's throttle warning.20Asks if Rick's department will hire him since he is now out of a job.21Guardedly replies they already have two bounty hunters, while secretly agonizing over Resch's identity.22Ponders how he worked under androids for three years without suspecting anything.23Mentions Garland's claim that the group arrived only a matter of months ago.24Realizes this means he must have been impregnated with a false memory system.25Drives by reflex as they head back toward the War Memorial Opera House.26Demands that Rick administer the empathy scale or Boneli test to him after they retire Luba Luft.27Evasively tells him they can worry about that later and should focus on Luba Luft.28Guesses that Rick already knows the devastating results from Garland.29Confesses his deep affection for his real pet squirrel, Buffy, to cope with his anxiety.30Remarks that squirrels aren't too bright, and they fly on in silence.31Rick Deckard

Chapter 12

rgb(255, 245, 240) Hovercar (In Flight)Museum & ElevatorResch's HovercarSFPD PatrolmenPhil Resch(Bounty Hunter)Luba Luft(Android)Museum ClerkStagehand(Opera House)Resch's HovercarSFPD PatrolmenPhil Resch(Bounty Hunter)Luba Luft(Android)Museum ClerkStagehand(Opera House)Rick and Phil Resch return to the opera house to find Luba Luft.They walk to the museum and look over paintings and woodcuts.They nudge Luba toward the elevators. She pauses at a museum print shop.Luba crouches against the wall screaming in agony.They sit in the parked hovercar on the opera house roof.Rick stares at him, deeply questioning his own identity and worth as a bounty hunter.Rick DeckardInforms them that the rehearsal ended and Luba left for the Edvard Munch museum exhibit.1Asks if androids ever successfully keep and care for pets.2Honestly explains it is rare and usually fails because androids lack warmth.3Points to Munch's "The Scream" and suggests that isolation is how an android must feel.4Spots Luba Luft standing before the drawing "Puberty".5Loosely grips her arm and asks if she wants him to buy the drawing for her.6Places his hand on her shoulder, readying his hidden laser tube.7Recognizes him in shock, assuming he was still under arrest.8Explains the Mission Street police were androids operating a closed group.9Accuses Resch of being an android just like her.10Requests that he buy her a reproduction book containing "Puberty".11Pays twenty-five dollars of his own money to buy the book for Luba.12Remarks that there is something touching about humans, which an android wouldn't do.13Taunts Resch in the elevator about imitating a superior life form.14Breaks down under the needling, drawing his laser tube.15Struggles to pry the laser tube away, pleading to wait for the Boneli test.16Fires his laser, hitting her in the stomach.17Fires his own laser tube to instantly kill her and end her suffering.18Systematically burns the art book into ash with his laser.19Assures him that Garland called him an android and vows to test him in the car.20Leaves the elevator, calls a patrol car to fetch the body, and openly admits he wants to quit the business.21Hands over his laser tube voluntarily before they board the hovercar.22Mentions that if he is an android, he will commit suicide by holding his breath.23Sets up his testing gear, placing the adhesive disk on Resch's cheek and the light on his eye.24Administers a series of six to seven empathy questions from memory.25Exhales in convulsive relief as the dials show normal human reactions.26Concludes Garland lied to split them up, but notes Resch has a pathological lack of empathy for androids.27Attaches the testing gear to his own cheek and focuses the light into his own eye.28Asks Resch to read the dial magnitudes for a scenario where a female android is suddenly killed.29Reports the needles spike highly to 4.0 and 6.0.30Realizes in shock that he is capable of experiencing genuine empathy for specific androids.31Laughs it off as basic sexual attraction to an attractive female construct.32Offers advice to sleep with a female android first before killing her next time.33Rick Deckard

Chapter 13

The Empty BuildingPris's ApartmentIsidore's HovercarPris's ApartmentIsidore's HovercarJohn Isidore flies home through the late-afternoon sky with rare black-market groceries.They sit together and eat the meal while Pris reveals her intense fear of bounty hunters.Isidore realizes she is a machine but remains deeply determined to protect her.Roy and Irmgard Baty stand in the dark corridor outside.John IsidorePris Stratton(Android)Roy Baty(Android)Irmgard Baty(Android)Parks his vehicle on the roof of his apartment building.1Carries the groceries (bean curd, peaches, cheese, wine) down to Pris's flat.2Enters her apartment to share the luxurious dinner.3Expresses shock and deep gratitude at the sight of the food.4Confesses her terror that bounty hunters might be closing in on her location.5Admits she is an escaped android from Mars who traveled to Earth with a group of companions.6Hears a distinct man's voice calling out her name from the dim hall outside.7Panics and grabs a pen and scrap of paper to communicate silently.8Writes a frantic message ordering him to check the door.9Writes back asking what he should say to the visitors.10Scratches a reply telling him to see if it is really her friends.11Walks into the living room and opens the apartment door.12Begins to speak before spotting Pris over his shoulder.13Rushes past Isidore into the room and embraces her warmly.14Enters the apartment with a somber look and a crooked, tuneless smile.15John IsidorePris Stratton(Android)Roy Baty(Android)Irmgard Baty(Android)

Chapter 14

The Empty Building ApartmentsIsidore's ApartmentPris's ApartmentIsidore's ApartmentPris's ApartmentThe group gathers in Pris's apartment after the arrival of the Batys.John IsidorePris Stratton(Android)Roy Baty(Android)Irmgard Baty(Android)Introduces Isidore with malicious sarcasm as the person taking care of her.1Goes into the kitchen area and eats the rare peaches from a bowl.2Follows her and states, "You're from Mars."3Confirms this and describes the horrific loneliness and reading old books on Mars.4Breaks the grim news that the bounty hunters retired Max Polokov.5Melts with fear and asks who else has been killed.6Reveals that the hunters also got Inspector Garland, Luba Luft, and Anders.7Orders Pris to move into Isidore's apartment immediately for protection.8Protests intensely, stating she refuses to move in with a "chickenhead."9Overrules her objection, stating they need a two-way bug and security grid between the flats.10Enters Isidore's apartment to hook up his custom security alarms.11Explains he is installing a unit that includes a Penfield generator component.12States the device will project a wave of absolute panic over an intruder and Isidore alike.13Explains that Isidore's special brain waves cannot trigger it, meaning an additional human brain is required to set it off.14Catches the verbal slip and exclaims that he knows the three of them are androids.15Realizes his mistake and openly admits their true identity.16Assures them he doesn't care because the human race treats him like a second-class outcast too.17Arrives in Isidore's room and states Isidore won't betray them because he is emotionally starved for connection.18Softens and tells Isidore he is a great man and a credit to his race.19Prompts a formal vote among the three androids on whether they should stay or run.20Votes firmly to remain in the building because they will never find another human who accepts them.21John IsidorePris Stratton(Android)Roy Baty(Android)Irmgard Baty(Android)

Chapter 15

Rick's Apartment & WorldThe Empty BuildingVidphone ScreenAnimal MarketAndroids(Pris, Roy, Irmgard)Vidphone ScreenAnimal MarketAndroids(Pris, Roy, Irmgard)The remaining three androids take their formal vote inside the apartment.They experience a rare moment of deep happiness and joy over owning a real animal.Rick DeckardIran DeckardInspector BryantRachael RosenPris and Irmgard outvote Roy Baty, choosing to stay and trust John Isidore.1Goes to the black-market animal dealership with his reward money.2Sells Rick a live, rare black-market goat for 3,000 credits.3Brings the live goat home to his apartment and presents it to her.4Expresses immense gratitude, and they go up to the roof together to tend to it.5Dials Rick's apartment directly to order him back to work.6Answers the incoming call from his superior.7Reveals that the final three Nexus-6 targets have been located in an empty suburban building.8Orders an exhausted Rick to go out and retire them immediately to finish the list.9Picks up the phone and dials the Rosen Association in Seattle.10Answers Rick's call on the vidscreen.11Confesses his deep exhaustion and begs her to fly down to San Francisco to meet him.12Agrees to fly down immediately and tells him to meet her at the St. Francis Hotel.13Rick DeckardIran DeckardInspector BryantRachael Rosen

Chapter 16

The St. Francis HotelRachael Rosen(Android)Hotel RoomRachael Rosen(Android)Hotel RoomRick Deckard sits in his hotel room reading the carbon profiles for Roy and Irmgard Baty.He learns Roy Baty posed as a pharmacist and tried to create an artificial version of Mercerism.Rick moves close and embraces her on the bed.They share an intimate encounter driven by Rick's deep emotional confusion.Rick DeckardEnters the room wearing a heavy coat and greets Rick.1Pours her a drink of premium bourbon from his flask.2Admits she feels terrified because she knows what Rick did to Luba Luft.3Observes her physical resemblance to Pris Stratton.4Explains that she and Pris belong to the exact same Nexus-6 subform.5Notes that their identical physical builds are just the result of mass production.6Removes her coat to reveal her thin, childlike figure.7Discloses that she is actually only two years old despite her mature appearance.8Reflects on the short four-year lifespan allocated to android models.9Requests a second drink to calm her growing panic.10Admits she was sent by the Rosen Association to compromise his ability to hunt.11Explains she previously slept with bounty hunter Phil Resch to manipulate him.12Corrects her and reveals that Resch is a human who simply lacks empathy for machines.13Becomes visibly shaken by the news of her failure with Resch.14Admits he cannot stop looking at her due to her resemblance to Pris.15Declares afterward that he loves her and intends to quit bounty hunting.16Warns him that he must still retire Roy and Irmgard Baty tonight.17Realizes he cannot kill Pris because she looks exactly like Rachael.18Offers to track down and retire Pris Stratton herself to protect him.19Rejects the cold offer, realizing how mechanical her mindset truly remains.20Commands him angrily to get back into bed as the night deepens.21Rick Deckard

Chapter 17

rgb(255, 245, 240) Hovercar (In Flight)The St. Francis HotelCar RadioRick's HovercarRachael Rosen(Android)Hotel RoomCar RadioRick's HovercarRachael Rosen(Android)Hotel RoomRick Deckard sits in the lounge chair sipping room-service coffee.Rachael follows him to the roof and boards his hovercar.They fly into the dark night while the radio babbles on.Rick watches the steady glow of Rachael's cigarette in the dark cabin.Rick DeckardSteps out of the shower wrapping a giant towel around herself.1Asks if he would ever go to bed with another android construct.2Admits he would if the female android resembled her.3Asks him to calculate her remaining lifespan.4Confirms she only has about two more years before her cells fail.5Reveals she previously slept with nine other bounty hunters to disable them.6Explains her real mission is to safeguard the survival of the Nexus-6 models.7Notes that Phil Resch was the only hunter who escaped her trap.8Realizes his professional hunting edge has been completely wiped out.9Tells her he will not kill the remaining android targets tonight.10Declares his plan to return home to his wife and his electronic sheep.11Mocks his sudden choice to return to a dull domestic life.12Tells him he cannot escape his career because hunting defines him.13Leaves the room in absolute silence and goes up to the roof.14Pilots the vehicle into the dark sky heading back toward San Francisco.15Changes his mind and alters his flight path directly toward John Isidore's building.16Realizes he is going to hunt the Batys after all.17Warns him that the identical Pris Stratton will destroy his mind if he tries to shoot her.18Mentions his expensive goat and notes he must earn the bounty money.19Switches on the car radio to find a broadcast.20Shuts the radio off to block out the noise of Oscar Scruggs.21Clicks the radio back on immediately to catch Buster Friendly's big exposé.22Rick Deckard

Chapter 18

The New ApartmentEmpathy BoxBuster Friendly TVPris Stratton(Android)Empathy BoxBuster Friendly TVPris Stratton(Android)Buster Friendly finally delivers his grand system-wide media exposé.The real Wilbur Mercer appears directly to Isidore in a profound vision.Mercer admits he is a fraud from the perspective of the androids' research.Mercer hands the mutilated spider back to Isidore with all its legs perfectly restored.Suddenly, a loud electronic alarm bell clangs violently through the apartment.John IsidoreRoy Baty(Android)Irmgard Baty(Android)Orders him to go downstairs to bring up the rest of her property.1Agrees eagerly and states they must have the TV set for Buster's announcement.2Feels deeply happy and useful as he trudges down the dust-impacted stairs.3Gathers Pris's remaining lamps and his own small television set.4Carries the heavy loads back up to the top floor.5Discovers a rare living spider walking across the kitchen floor.6Shows the eight-legged creature to Pris in great excitement.7Pulls a pair of embroidery scissors from her pocket.8Cuts off four of the spider's legs one by one to see if it can still walk.9Watches in silent horror as his theological reverence for life is violated.10Suggests putting the mutilated spider into a water glass to test its swimming agility.11Exposes Wilbur Mercer as an old, alcoholic bit actor named Al Jarry.12Declares the entire theology of Mercerism to be a complete and total hoax.13Plunges his hands onto the box grips in a state of spiritual desperation.14Snarls in sudden fury that a bounty hunter has entered the building.15Commands the group to shut off all the lights instantly.16Orders the others to drag Isidore away from the empathy box to guard the door.17John IsidoreRoy Baty(Android)Irmgard Baty(Android)

Chapter 19

The Empty BuildingVidphone ScreenApartment InteriorPris Stratton(Android)Vidphone ScreenApartment InteriorPris Stratton(Android)The apartment plunges into darkness as the alarm echoes.Deposits the spider (which has been given him by Wilbur Mercer) to a patch of weeds.Pris's mechanical body tumbles down the stairs and lies completely still.Roy Baty's corpse thrashes and smashes heavily into the kitchen table.The final Nexus-6 target twitches from residual reflex circuits and dies.John IsidoreRoy Baty(Android)Irmgard Baty(Android)Rick DeckardGrips his shoulder frantically and orders him to stall the hunter at the door.1Whispers desperately for him to protect them from being destroyed.2Commands him to step out into the dark hallway to investigate.3Walks down the dark, vacant corridor to the lower stairs.4Asks about the spider.5Explains that if he took it back Irmgard would cut it apart again.6Flaps his ID and asks about the androids.7Tells that he looks after androids,8Demands to know which apartment the remaining three targets are hiding in.9Refuses to speak and stands in absolute, silent protest.10Bounds down the stairs toward him, mimicking Rachael Rosen perfectly.11Recalls Rachael's psychological trap but fires his weapon straight into her chest.12Sneaks down the hall and quietly kicks the apartment door wide open.13Steps out from behind the door frame to ambush him from the back.14Spins around instantly and shoots her before she can raise her weapon.15Lets out a devastating cry of raw anguish from the adjacent room.16Fires his weapon directly into the massive android's body.17Enters the ruined apartment crying over the loss of his friends.la18Tells the devastated special not to look at the mechanical remains.19Locates the apartment phone and dials the Hall of Justice switchboard.```20John IsidoreRoy Baty(Android)Irmgard Baty(Android)Rick Deckard

Chapter 20

rgb(255, 245, 240) Hovercar (In Flight)The Empty BuildingRick's HovercarVidphone ScreenJohn IsidoreRick's HovercarVidphone ScreenJohn IsidoreRick finishes his conversation with Harry Bryant and hangs up the receiver.Rick steers the vehicle straight up into the dark night sky.He flies far north toward the uninhabited desolation where no living thing goes.Rick DeckardIran DeckardPoints out that Roy Baty was stupid to mistake him for the special at the door.1Advises him to leave the ruined room until the police clean up the three corpses.2Declares he is abandoning the building to live deeper in the city among people.3Offers him a vacant apartment inside his own residential building.4Refuses the offer out of fear and shuffles out of the apartment completely mute.5Compares himself to a scourge like famine or plague that forces him to do wrong.6Boards his hovercar and flies back to his apartment building in San Francisco.7Meets him on the roof looking at him in a strange and deranged manner.8Steps out of the car and embraces her gently to seek comfort.9Breaks the devastating news that Rachael Rosen came to their building.10Explains Rachael dragged their expensive black-market goat to the edge and pushed it off.11Asks in immediate panic if the animal is broken or dead.12Confirms the goat is completely dead and its body has already been removed.13Feels a sudden wave of deep relief that Rachael did not target his wife instead.14Explains Rachael did it to get even because she couldn't tolerate his success.15Asks if he wants to come downstairs to talk about Buster Friendly's exposé on Mercer.16Softly answers that everything anybody has ever thought is true.17Steps back behind the steering wheel and starts up the car motor once again.18Asks where he is going in such an exhausted state.19Tells her he will be alright and kisses her goodbye.20Rick DeckardIran Deckard

Chapter 21

rgb(240, 245, 255) Uninhabited Desolation (North)AHVidphone ScreenRick's HovercarAHVidphone ScreenRick's HovercarRick Deckard lands his hovercar on a gray, refuse-littered hillside far to the north.As he walks, Rick experiences a mystical merge with the entity of Wilbur Mercer.A sudden rock strikes his cheek, drawing blood exactly like the stones thrown at Mercer.Rick DeckardHolden's NurseAnn MarstenShuts off the ignition after bouncing across the rocky terrain.1Picks up the car phone receiver and dials Mount Zion Hospital in San Francisco.2The hospital operator patches him through to the desk of Dave Holden's ward.3Nurse Ann Marsten answers the call and appears on the vidscreen.4Asks to speak with Dave Holden to report that he retired all six Nexus-6 targets.5Refuses to wake Dave, stating he is under heavy sedation and cannot be disturbed.6Steps out of the hovercar and begins trudging up the barren, dusty hillside alone.7Realizes he cannot stop being Mercer because the cycle of eternity traps him.8Stumbles back down the desolate hill to the safety of his vehicle.9Dials the Hall of Justice switchboard.10Tells his secretary he realizes he cannot die because Mercer is immortal.11Expresses deep concern over his strange behavior and begs him to go home to bed.12Promises to call his wife.13Reflects on the illegal night he spent in bed with the android Rachael Rosen.14Realizes sleeping with her changed his internal moral compass for the worse.15Regrets not retiring Rachael when he had the chance, which would have saved his real goat.16Lifts the receiver one final time to dial his home apartment.17Rick DeckardHolden's NurseAnn Marsten

Chapter 22

Desolation & ApartmentAnimal Accessories ClerkVidphone ScreenTrunk ContainerRick's HovercarAnimal Accessories ClerkVidphone ScreenTrunk ContainerRick's HovercarRick Deckard sits exhausted in his parked hovercar in the northern desolation.Rick falls into a deep, peaceful sleep on the bed.Rick DeckardIran DeckardSpots a small bulge moving slowly among the rocks and dust outside.1Recognizes the creature as a wild toad from old nature films.2Checks his Sidney's catalog and confirms all varieties of toad are listed as extinct.3Hurries to the car trunk and dumps out a spare fuel pump to empty a cardboard box.4Captures the dust-covered toad gently and places it inside the container.5Pilots his hovercar back to San Francisco and lands on his apartment roof.6Carries the cardboard box down to his apartment and calls out to his wife.7Greets him warmly and notices the severe rock cut on his cheek.8Declares in triumph that he found a real, living, wild animal in the waste.9Sets the box on the kitchen table and lifts the lid to show her the rare toad.10Reaches out to touch the creature and notices a small panel on its belly.11Reveals a hidden control switch, proving the toad is actually electronic.12Stares at the mechanical gears inside the replica in brief disappointment.13Accepts the truth calmly, stating he is glad to know it exists anyhow.14Explains that the electrical mechanism feels just as real as Mercer's studio set.15Leads her completely burned-out husband into the bedroom to rest.16Steps back into the bedroom to watch him sleep and ensure he is safe.17Returns to the kitchen and sits at the table next to the flopping replica.18Opens the phone directory and dials an automated animal supply store.19An accessories saleswoman answers the call to take her order.20Orders one pound of artificial flies that can actually buzz and fly around.21Recommends adding a perpetually renewing puddle kit for a toad.22Suggests booking their service department for periodic mechanical tongue adjustments.23Agrees to the maintenance package to keep the device working flawlessly for Rick.24Hangs up the phone feeling much better and prepares a fresh cup of hot coffee.25Rick DeckardIran Deckard