Clockwork logic — the logic of the machines — will only build simple contraptions.

钟表般的精确逻辑——也即机械的逻辑——只能用来建造简单的装置。

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Natural curiosity, ten years as a roughneck in the west Texas oilfields, and eleven hard science PhDs have trained him to design, build and repair a variety of deadly contraptions.

天生拥有好奇心，在十多年来，总待在得克萨斯州西部油田，他和十一个硬科学博士培养了他设计和建造、修复各种致命小玩儿的技巧。

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