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But she had become an automaton.
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He had become an automaton.
3
He is no longer himself, but has become an automaton who has ceased to be guided by his will.
4
But false cheer is draining, and if you pretend long enough there's always the possibility that you'll become an automaton.
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Her vitality, her sensibilities were gone: she had become an automaton gliding to her doom, without a thought or a tremor.
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The good musician must strive to play perfectly, but, alas, we are told, if he succeeded he would have become an automaton.
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In any case, it is as though the human engine were uncoupled, and the patient becomes an automaton.
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He was becoming an automaton-anecho.