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“The moment just before I go to sleep is often the highlight of my day: the letting go, the sense of becoming unreachable.”

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Her

This book delves into the profound emotional connections formed between a man and an advanced AI, raising questions about love, companionship, and the nature of human existence. more

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Harriet Lane

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“Sé que me interesa, en cambio, verla dormir, ver su rostro cuando esté sin conciencia o esté en letargo, conocer su expresión dulce o dura, atormentada o plácida, aniñada o envejecida mientras no piensa en nada o no sabe que piensa, mientras no actúa, mientras no se comporta de manera estudiada, como hacemos todos en uno u otro grado ante cualquier testigo, aunque el testigo no nos importe y sea nuestro propio padre o nuestra mujer o marido. La he visto dormir ya algunas noches, pero no las bastantes para reconocerla en su sueño, en el que por fin a veces dejamos de parecernos a nosotros mismos”