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A real-life Google query goes awry

by Ali Symons

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Google has rebuffed my advances and shown me more screens, but I remain entranced as the globe turns, revealing the intricate web of the company’s worldwide power. And suddenly, I see my server farm: a tiny dot in northwestern California, embedded in a mesh of electronic neurons. Google may not have a heart, but its brain is breathtaking.
 

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