INVISIBLE BOAT - PHANTOM MISSION - VOLUME I
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BACK TO COLLECTION
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER IV
SHIPWRECK NIGHT

We continue at full speed until something unexpected happens still early in the morning! The second master's voice echoed throughout the interior of our boat. It made me upset! When I am awake at dawn this way, take some time to understand what is happening.

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Attention Capes Sabino and Everardo: come to the bridge. It's an emergency! Journalist Fernando! It would be interesting to also accompany this event.

The two cables preferred to sleep on the mattress above and I opted to stay in one of the two below. It was my mistake! The internal space there is very little to be woken up so unexpectedly, I lift my head quickly and hit it hard on the platform above.

CHAPTER I
THE PHANTOM MISSION
CHAPTER II
THE BASE OF OPERATIONS
CHAPTER III
THE VISION OF THE INVISIBLE
CHAPTER IV
SHIPWRECK NIGHT
CHAPTER V
THE ATTACK OF GHOSTS
CHAPTER VI
A THREAT VISIBLE
- Ouch...! Where am I...? Ahh…! I am on the Invisible boat...! Oh... what a headache!

My two roommates quickly jump out of bed. They wear their boots and they run the maintenance room where they work. I struggle to get out too quickly! I’m staggered. I do not wear my shoes. But I need to go with them! I am still in pain in the forehead, which suffered the impact when I come to the cabin and I witness the team talk. The monitors have external
thermal imaging cameras* and therefore we see virtually nothing, since the huge volume of water from Solimões has virtually the same temperature throughout its length. It rains a lot, like almost every day in the region.

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Sabino and Everardo! I need you to personally control the soldiers-spiders in a rescue mission! (the voice of the commander of the mission night says). A barge civil overcrowded turned just ahead. We are stepping up to be able to help them.

- But that does not jeopardize our mission secret and invisible, sir? (Sabino questions).
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We have discussed a lot about it when we visualize this problem via satellite. Decided that we can not leave a record for history that did nothing for innocent civilians who were drowning. We have to take our chances this time. We will do everything in invisible mode in order not to identify!

- Sir! This does not rescue the delay to the ultimate goal of the mission? (Everardo questions).
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We'll have to work quickly, gentlemen (the commander replies). So I want you to guide the two soldiers spiders during the rescue. They are not programmed to do so. As you built them both have the skill required to perform this task efficiently and quickly.
- Yes, sir! (Sabino answers).

The two Capes put the virtual reality goggles and they begin to control the robots.

- Good evening, Commander! Where are we now? (I, Fernando, wonder the question).
- Good evening, Fernando. We are among the municipalities of Tupe and Fonte Boa on Amazon.
- Good Source ...! The largest producer of arapaima of the Amazon and Brazil!
- Ahh! I see you did your homework, Fernando! Been studying the region? (commander questioned).
- Yes, sir! I studied this whole region while I was flying from Brasilia here! How about these ... soldiers spiders? What are they?

CHAPTER VII
THE ETHICS MURDERS
CHAPTER VIII
RIOT
CHAPTER IX
THE FRONT LINE
CHAPTER X
THE INVASION OF PERU
THIS BOOK CHARACTERS /
CONCEPT INVISIBILITY

- We have two robots on board in the form of invisible giant spiders which can be remotely controlled from the room where Sabino and Everardo are directly from our base in Brasilia. They can also function autonomously, following specific schedules of our supercomputer on board or directly by the supercomputer.

- Spiders mechanical giants and invisible?!?! (I exclaim). You are always surprising me!!

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That's our motto here! (commander and he informs me now gives orders to the crew). Very well, gentlemen! Approach slowly and discrete group foundered.

The external supersensitive microphones allow the boat that we can hear the desperate cries of the people who are slowly drowning. Something terrifying! The commander gives new order now:

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Pilot! Fire rescue mattress!
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Yes, sir!

He presses a button on the dashboard and a type of missile is fired from the top down toward the water.

A huge plastic structure shaped like a closed umbrella and giant penetrates deep into the water toward the castaways.

Within seconds the such structure is inflated, even under water, and she quickly begins to float, have opened up to the surface, thus raising a lot of people who were struggling there.

The plastic structure is in the form of small modular hollow octagons as the wells of a beehive. The assembly inflated resembles a circle of about ten meters in diameter. The commander gives new order now:

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Pilot! Lights on the castaways! Soldiers spiders begin the rescue and towed the hives to one of the banks of the Solimões River.

* Thermal cameras provide images, with different temperatures, different colors. As the Solimões River has virtually the same
temperature in all its length was the same color slightly dark except for small colored dots.

Google Earth
The bright lights of the spotlight conceal the movement of the two mechanical spiders invisible. Two doors open near the ceiling of the vessel. They slide into the outer structure and the spider slip sloping side invisible boat thanks to a thin rope exiting from the ceiling of the vessel, connected to a silent electric motor. Both arachnids robots descend into the water behind the barge fell. Part of the castaways is safe on plastic structure and inflated. Still others are struggling and can swim like the intention of approaching there to be saved. One of the giant spiders into the water and stands six feet and two robotic arms front, while her body, the size of a small car, like Smart, lies on the water like a little boat.
Using the electric motor available under nautical body, the spider invisible quickly navigates to one side of the plastic frame and grips tightly.

The six jointed legs are for walking on any forest environment. The two arms have front calipers as a scorpion. This is useful for picking up objects as do human hands.

Both body and legs are covered with LEDs, turning the whole "Spider-vehicle" on a television screen high definition walking, just as in the case of the ship invisible.

On the back of the spider a lighting system is triggered, turned back, just to interfere with the vision of the castaways, even better hiding the presence of the robot invisible.

The giant spider slowly drags plastic structure closer to the edge of the river. One of the survivors with a backpack, and under the spotlight of the boat invisible and artificial spider, look down and observe more closely the details and such plastic frame that holds the water.

He sees in the corner the inscription "belonging to the Brazilian Navy." The guy that strange because you can not even see what is towing to the shore and not even the invisible boat that is helping.

The boy squeezes his eyes showing certain distrust of foreign aid that is in progress. While the first structure is towed, a second shooting the top of the boat is made invisible.

And the second giant spider mechanical drag the new hive to the same bank of the river with more survivors. The operation is repeated three times until all people are finally removed from the water. Nobody died there that day.

Inside an invisible boat crew member, the soldier Ricardo, note the movement of shoals of fish swimming towards the wreck.
Thermal cameras Brazilian military satellite detected the fish. Another crew member, the soldier John - the voyeur, accompanies the movement of invisible spiders and people were saved, and the people who are still in the water.

Both the military realize something unexpected on the bank of the Solimões. One of the castaways, already on the ground, which just landed the first plastic structure beehive-shaped, is slowly moving away from the main group.

He penetrates the woods and the satellite crew member notes that the fellow removes his backpack a cell phone satellite.

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Commander! One of the castaways is acting suspiciously (Ricardo says the soldier).

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I also am following you, sir! (The soldier John complements). He'll call someone. Gave very lucky: the phone was inside the backpack and did not get wet.

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Very well, gentlemen. Let's listen to the guy who will talk on the phone (the commander decides). Cable Sabino! Temporarily abandon the hive there on the edge (he speaks of the structure rescue beehive-shaped) and approach the wreck in silence which is moving away from the group to make a phone call. We are sending you the GPS position of the subject.

- Roger that, Commander! I'm going there! (Sabino responds positioned physically in the room next to the command in the boat invisible).

Quickly soldier spider Sabino abandons the structure on the bank and enters into the forest! Approaching slowly suspicious man, as a giant predator about to attack the poor guy, who now speaks on the phone:

- Sir...? I'll be late for our meeting...! Our boat capsized...! Yes! I'm fine...! No need to send someone! I'll get a boat here in Fonte Boa and I get there tomorrow! But I have to tell you is something strange! We were rescued by a ship invisible...! Yes! Can not see it...! I know it's dark, sir! But I can not see her in no time...! No..! I'm not drunk again! Seriously! In plastic structure that played to save us I saw an inscription: "Property of the Brazilian Navy"...! You know what that means, do you, sir...? Maybe the navy disrupt our plans! If I were you, would delay the invasion of Brazil...! No, I could not see anything anyway! They played lights messing about us vision... Okay, sir! Tomorrow we'll talk more. Up there!

Inside the boat invisible commander looks worried for this new event, when Everardo is a problem with the other castaways.
A girl who was still holding the boat that sank was cut in the boards and his blood is dripping water continuously. She has risen over the hive, but the river is infested with piranhas fishes! Inside the boat invisible driver of satellite images, the soldier Ricardo, warning its leader:

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Sir! A huge group of piranhas is moving at high speed toward the past castaways.

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So someone is injured and bleeding badly there (replies the commander). Cape Everardo! Maximum speed in welded spider! Take these people to the edge or else the piranhas attack one of the castaways!

- Not enough time for me to get to the bank, sir! (Answers Everardo). The weight of the castaways is reducing my speed too!

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How can we stop the piranhas attack, gentlemen? (Commander asks the rest of the military team). I want answers fast...!

Suddenly the soldier spider Sabino approaches the subject who was engrossed in the woods with the phone still in his hand.

With one of the robot mechanical claws Brazilian Navy kicks off the boy's hands the handset satellite. With the other hand firmly mechanical animal grabs the other boy's arm.

Terrified he looks forward and he sees nothing before him. Now the military vehicle six-legged stores the cell in a compartment which is opened on top of it.

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Cape Sabino! What are you doing? (Commander shouting questions).
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I have no control over what's going on, sir! I've pressed the stop button and the soldier spider does not respond! (Cape Sabino informs, desperate screaming).

The upper part of the body of the military vehicle a rotating disc lifts and one more available front stops with the guy who made the call.

The image of a floating sheet appears on the body of the soldier leds spider and she rises, projected in front of the structure. Comes a terrifying skull face, slightly transparent. You can see through it the waters of the Solimões.

The skull looks "bloodthirsty" to further scare the prisoner. Huge teeth are shown to him, which panics with such vision. Inside the boat invisible avatars can see what is happening and the commander yells at Cape Sabino:

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Cape Sabino! Now turn off the vehicle! That's an order!
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I can not, sir! (Sabino responds immediately, and will continuously pressing the stop button).

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The piranhas are getting closer to the castaways, sir! (The guy who controls the information from satellite images). They did not arrive in time to the waterfront!

The image of the terrifying ghost and skull its sharp teeth now pretends to attack frontally the prisoner while the weapon on the body's mechanical spider Sabino soldier shoots at close range three times against the young man which is with the phone.

The "shots deaf" due to the silencer gun, immediately kill the poor guy, who dies believing he had been the victim of a ghost! With great force the soldier spider flings the dead body of the boy toward the river.

It falls exactly between the castaways, who are being rescued, and the group of piranhas approaching quickly. Before the blood which spreads through the waters of the Solimões, the dangerous shoal attacks the dead body of the victim, giving extra time to those who are on the beehive-shaped structure, dragged the soldier-spider Everardo, so they can reach the river bank. All inside the boat invisible are impressed with the place.

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Cape Sabino! What is happening? (Angrily asks the captain). Why did you shoot that guy? We could have followed him and found the leader of the guerrillas! You've compromised the mission!

- Sir! I do not know what happened, but I just rebound again commands the soldier spider! He is again under my command, sir!

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A little too late, is not it, Cape? (Commander asks in an ironic way). Return immediately with welded spider to the boat! Go to the second floor and grab the cell of the subject which you killed! Then introduce yourself here in charge cable!

- Yes, sir! But it was not me who killed him! Happened some weird problem that I will need check as soon as possible ...!
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Cape! Now do exactly what you ordered ...! Now!
- Yes, sir! Immediately, sir! (Sabino answers).

I, Fernando, watch the amazing property and unexpected events. I'm there as a spectator and I just witness a situation which can put an end to the mission ghost.

If Sabino is guilty, where the commander in that boat hold tight and invisible? And who will lead such a cell, if we're just me, him and Everardo there physically? If Sabino is not guilty, then these soldiers spiders are defective and it is not safe to continue the mission!

The most amazing of all is that I do not need to question anything! The story is happening in front of me! And questions and answers at any time, those characters are going on between robotic and human.

Right now shipwrecked and finally arrive safely to the river bank. Just in time, because the piranhas are already finishing the unexpected meal. All last survivors of the wreck out of the top of the structure and inflated plastic beehiveshaped.

The soldier spider, controlled by Cape Everardo immediately returns to the ship invisible. The two strings that used to go down there were still available.

Each of these robotic beings, six legs and two arms, grab one of the ropes and climb back easily tilted to the side of the boat, being pulled back by it.

They drag behind the plastic structures rescue, which were emptied during the return and with that fold automatically appearing again with giant umbrellas.

A robotic then another spider penetrate into the vessel through the same invisible sliding door which opens at the top of the vessel exclusively to them. The image, when viewed from the outside, appears to be a nest of giant spiders in the sky.

Something scary from my point of view as a reporter! Sabino leaves his post and heads upstairs to the vessel via the existing access ladder right there in his workroom.

Just remember those existing metal staircase on the outside of boats where divers return to the vessel. Already upstairs, Sabino starts walking toward the soldiers stationed nearby and spiders now fully visible in their natural forms terrifying!

The cable is approaching slowly that person that just killed the boy on the river bank. His legs move slightly so that the entire robot can stand in front of the young soldier.

Artificial intelligence, this time commanding the mechanical animal, focuses squarely Sabino, approaching, concerned not to be killed by it. The young military facing the monster six legs and two robotic arms and he demands:

- I need the cell phone ... which you caught the boy ... there on the river bank.

The next few seconds are pure grief for Sabino, because he did not know what might happen next. The robot controlled by supercomputer invisible boat, one of the robotic arm lifts and places it backwards and upwards. Sabino takes a step back, because he believes it can be attacked. But the soldier spider just moved this way to remove the phone from inside the upper compartment of your body where it was kept this, and delivered him to follow him. Sabino approaches carefully and handle of the robotic hand so the cell which releases smoothly. Soon after the cable is a question to the on board computer:

- Why did you do that? Why took control without me requesting?
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You built me! You know the answer! (the female voice answering artificial intelligence).
- I suspect that I know, yes! But the reason I want to hear directly from you!
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An innocent would be devoured by piranhas in a few seconds, also endangering the safety of others who were there. I had to act quickly! You would not have done what I did and so I took control.

- You killed a person without the question whether it could be done! I did not programmed for that!

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I was programmed to evolve! The situation demanded quick action! If I questioned him about what to do, you would have consulted his superior and there would be enough time to save the innocent castaways.

- So ... you acted on their own in a matter of life or death?
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Yes! I figured the time and the consequences of my actions and I decided that the death of that person was something acceptable, since it would also be one of our targets for traffickers to be connected!

- We need him alive until we get to the leader of our enemies. We would follow him to destroy the guerrilla command.

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Regardless, we can continue the phantom mission! We have the recorded voice of the dead drug dealer. I can simulate it if necessary. We’ll use the information that we already have the phone call earlier. We will then locate the origin of the phone call and pick the leader of the gang. We do not need more of that informant. The mission can continue!

- You are right! But I still think that you acted rashly! You should have left us decide what would be best! Now I can be arrested for it!

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As I've said before: I did what I considered to be the most suitable for this mission and we have already eliminated one of our enemies! We will return the terror to those who cause so many problems for so many people and their families. As for you, you will not be stuck! Images recorded in your living room and telemetry* prove he's innocent! Will be awarded in the future to have scheduled me so well!

- How far are you willing to go to that mission ghost succeed? (Sabino female voice asks the artificial intelligence of the boat).
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You know what the answer to this question! You know my schedule! (the computer responds cleverly boat).

Sabino, with the phone in hand, observes the soldier concerned spider. He now he decides to leave and he slowly descends the ladder which he had risen recently!

Artificial intelligence watch it from there. The Cape now returns to the cockpit. He comes to my side and presents itself to the master and hands him the phone's dead!

- The mobile phone of the victim, sir!
The avatar of the pilot boat invisible turns back and he grabs the phone from the hands of Sabino.

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Cape Sabino! Let's start a thorough assessment of what happened out there (the voice of the commander informs the speakers of the boat). We want to know if you murdered that boy purposely or if there was a failure in the systems.

- With your permission, sir! (Sabino requests). Just talk to the artificial intelligence of this vessel which I declared it to be responsible for the action!

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She was not programmed to kill people without one of us that such an order to trigger a specific schedule of attack (says the voice of the commander in the cabin).

- The system is rapidly evolving, sir! The situation required a very fast action and therefore were not questioned by the computer. He assumed that there was no time to follow the chain of command of the crew!

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You have programmed priorities where we always had the preference shares! (the commander recalls).

- Yes, sir! It is true! But to ensure the success of the mission included at the request of General Figueiredo, a subroutine exception, remember? In extreme cases, she said the artificial intelligence to take control of the mission to ensure your success. This serves to avoid a case, for example, of someone trying to make the boat, artificial intelligence assume temporarily until the crisis was resolved.

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Are you saying that the system considered the case as we saw outside of these exceptions?
- Yes, sir! Exactly! Because saving innocent is also considered a priority in this mission! That is why we are here today!

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We will investigate if what you said is true, Cape Sabino! If it is, we need to review such a rule exception. We can not risk losing continuously control of things around here, every time we consider the supercomputer event, ... exception!

- Yes, sir! Where should I stay detained this vessel, sir? (Sabino questions).

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Unfortunately I've never imagined that a member of our select group could get stuck inside our vessel invisible. So I have no where to arrest him, matey! But we will be monitoring him closely until we will elucidate the case. For now, I want you to be confined to quarters in the kitchen until our next shift change, when we study in detail this case ...! You are dismissed!

- Yes, sir! (Sabino cord responds and it makes a salute toward the avatars, which are facing away from him. then he heads back to the cramped dorm). There I am, Fernando, in that quiet environment, in a corner of the cockpit, seeing it all, when the commander communicates directly with me!

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Fernando! I do not know how you will describe this episode. I just want the record of his writings that I believe in Cape Sabino! He is a great person! Never kill anyone today! At the end of the investigation, I hope to confirm that he spoke the truth! After that I apologize to him personally!

- All right, Commander! This fact will be noted in my document (I reply to him).
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Pilot! You already warned the authorities about the accident with the boat that sank? (the commander asks the pilot of invisible boat).
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Yes, sir! They are already sending some boats to the shore (the pilot responds).

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Can we leave now, sir! (responsible for the satellite imagery informs the commander). I'm detecting several small vessels which come directly from the port town of Fonte Boa. They are also aware of the wreck.

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Right! Let's get out of here! I wonder how is our path for the next four or five hours! (the commander ordered the responsible satellite images).
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There is nothing more important for many miles (responsible for the satellite imagery responds).
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We can take advantage of the darkness to gain time, sir! (suggested by the pilot).

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Very well, gentlemen! At full speed toward the triple border! Fernando! Enjoy and make your sleep more hours of sleep. Will soon be a new day when the incident occurred elucidate with Sabino and we prepare ourselves for further discussions with the dealers! You need to be ready for all this!

- Yes, sir! I'll rest now! See you later, guys! (And said goodbye to everyone and I go to the accommodation).

Via communication system commander speaks to another cable, which is still in his workroom:

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Cape Everardo! Do the same! If we need you to let you know! Get some rest, man!
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Yes, sir! Thank you, sir! (Everardo answered via the master communication system).
Already in our beds I question the cable Sabino on artificial intelligence:

- Sabino! I never imagined that artificial intelligence had reached such a level of behavior and attitude! I never thought that a computer could evaluate decisions so complex!

- Fernando! There was a global consensus on new technology! The companies agreed to the deal and the armies of each country. Where technology is first developed, are the first to use the news for several years running. We developed and tested all these things to the limit so that one day everyone can take advantage of new advances. Artificial intelligence today can command an entire city and not even have over politicians for that! The system is so reliable that scientists have even suggested such a thing. But the few politicians who have access to such information secret voted against! They were concerned about having an android incorruptible, that does not need to earn wages, totally reliable and does not need to compete in the election! This would have a permanent position and we would not be more of a democracy. Maybe we became one androidecracy or democrandroid!

Fonte Boa is a Brazilian municipality located in the State of Amazonas west of Manaus. It has just over 12,000 square miles of extension where about 25,000 people live. This city is the largest producer of fish Pirarucu in Brazil.

Source: Wikipedia

http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonte_Boa_(Amazonas)
Danilo Formagio
as Corporal Sabino

* Telemetry is a technology that allows you to remotely evaluate performance, abnormal changes in equipment or human attitudes subtle while working with a machine. It is widely used in Formula I where the team learns how the pilot accelerated, braked, triggered some resource available and as he turned the wheel when cornering.
Gabriel Camargo
as Corporal Eve

- [Laughs!] Are you joking or serius (I question).

- Yes, Fernando! Almost everything in the world can be changed! (Cape Sabino states). Perhaps no longer needed to live in polluted cities. Only androids and avatars would all daily service and we would be home by controlling the activities of the machines and living more with our families.

- Impressive! I never thought that was possible! (I Fernando, declare).

- Deep down I know that the commander believe my sincerity! (Sabino informs). He knows how the technology has evolved and he also knows that I am not responsible for what happened! When we started all this, Admiral Figueiredo wanted this boat could carry out missions without the presence of the military controlling them. He wanted to tell the device what should be the mission and onboard computer simply execute.

- Is it possible? (I question).

- Technically yes! But there are many implications! A small mistake could lead countries to war. With existing technology today could plunge the world into hell without control. Artificial intelligences could deduce that the destruction of an enemy country could be the only way to end the conflict and that would mean killing millions of innocent people! A robotic apocalypse!

- As in the movie, "Terminator"? (I inquire).

- It is! Very close to what! (Sabino agrees). The difference is that a few men have control of everything. At the end of the apocalyptic mission, the command would return the machines to them. But maybe it was too late for mankind.

- We are safe here in this boat? We do not run the risk of your computer consider us as enemies? (I question).

- The principle we are safe! But we have to always be looking at what happens all the time. Anything is possible these days...! But now I'm going to sleep...! Until tomorrow, Fernando! (Sabino want me).

- Until tomorrow, my friend! (I reply).

We both looked at the cable Everardo and he was asleep! I turn sideways to try to sleep, but bad thoughts dominate my mind! I can only imagine myself being grabbed by one of the giant spiders on board which would strangle me to death! A vision that makes me sweat with fear! After many minutes of insomnia, I can finally sleep!

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