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When she discovers that her family is to set sail for the new world and that she must accept the proposal of pockfaced whittier if her family is to survive with dignity it’s almost too much to bear

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The reader is left to infer the latter part

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Ruth becomes obsessed with feeding stories and old diary entries into mary a computer program created by karl at her urging

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Ruth fears the loss of important stories not just her story or the story of the family she lost and left behind in wartorn europe but also the stories of others in danger of being forgotten – like young mary bradford

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Eventually his letters are replaced by ones from ruth to karl and they give the reader a deeper insight to the difficult intricacies that exist in every relationship and how misunderstandings and poor communication can lead to the disintegration of what was once a beautiful thing

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Finally through court transcripts and docket list items we read instant message conversations between gaby white a girl inflicted with social disabilities after being forced to give up her babybot and mary3 the most recent iteration of karl dettman’s original program

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We save our wittiest remarks our most poignant thoughts for likes on facebook and retweets on twitter

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Using this device she explores our need for intimacy our need to be understood and appreciated even if we must find a surrogate to accept that role