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“ Welcome to the House FG1048”

妙一走进住所，灯光依次打开，逐渐点亮居室的每个角落。一个人形机器人恭立在门口，身高不及妙一的胸口。

“ Welcome home, owner. I am your housekeeper.”

“管家吗，你叫什么名字？”

“ My surname is Promus［拉丁，管家机器人］， could my owner give me a name？”

“How about Aya？”

“Excellent！Gracias.What do you need, tea, coffee or mineral water?”

“茶吧，Gracias［“谢谢”的通用说法，源自西班牙语，发音发生了变化，读作“gratious”］.”

客厅里空空如也，只有一个不封闭环形沙发和一张茶几。地上铺着厚实舒适的毯子，一尘不染。靠近天花板的角落里轻柔地吹出清新的空气。一个瓢虫形状的机器人匍匐在墙上，来回移动，不知在做什么细致入微的工作。

右手边出现了一个走廊，走到尽头，左转，原来是起居室：一张床，两张扶手椅，还有容含于墙体的柜子、橱架。穿过另一面墙壁，是浴室，不过浴室中没有淋浴或浴池，只有一个躺着的封闭的圆柱体。

Aya奉茶而入，“You are here, owner. Please use tea.”

“这是什么？”妙一手指圆柱体问道。

“O, owner may want a clean and massage.  This is a bath-cylinder, give it a try?”Aya边说边启动了净身仪，圆柱体的上半部分沿着中轴逐渐旋转打开。

里面积蓄着大约一指深的光泽似水的液体，妙一把手伸进去，触感温暖而柔软，比水黏稠许多。

“You just need to lie in, it can clean the whole body for you. And as long as you want, it can come to a comfortable  massage.”