It is a complex problem that has been bothering me for some time now. There is no simple solution.

[Letting them live was a problem in itself. The Empire was still in dire straights, and creating millions more that would be unable to contribute for years would be difficult to explain.

But it had certainly struck him that he was being asked to erase a population that could create an entire country. If they were people, that was truly a large request.]

I did not think I would be faced with such a problem. The MTs I was creating were not human.

[Not yet. The tin cans were decidedly machines, but not fully functioning as of yet.]