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[[Cueball]] is fascinated by [[Megan]]'s uterus—because it can create a copy of herself (albeit not an identical copy). Despite how advanced technology is, humans still have not been able to create a machine that replicates itself, an accomplishment to which only biological organisms can lay a claim. Judging by Megan's body language, she probably didn't consent to this inspection of her abdomen, and could even be a random woman that Cueball doesn't know personally or only just met.
 
[[Cueball]] is fascinated by [[Megan]]'s uterus—because it can create a copy of herself (albeit not an identical copy). Despite how advanced technology is, humans still have not been able to create a machine that replicates itself, an accomplishment to which only biological organisms can lay a claim. Judging by Megan's body language, she probably didn't consent to this inspection of her abdomen, and could even be a random woman that Cueball doesn't know personally or only just met.
  
The title text refers to a {{w|Self-replicating_machine|Von Neumann machine}}, what is usually called "Von Neumann probe" or "Self replicating machine," a machine that would be capable of building a fully functional copy of itself. It just takes sex involving two individuals of a different sex to start the human replication factory.
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The title text refers to a {{w|Self-replicating_machine|Von Neumann machine}}, what is usually called "Von Neumann probe" or "Self replicating machine", a machine that would be capable of building a fully functional copy of itself. It just takes sex involving two individuals of a different sex to start the human replication factory.
  
 
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