All romantic notions have been rendered obsolete

and there no longer exists the question of what they were

The overdue bills have fossilized

for the telephones on which we used to question love

Printers no longer print extra pages on rainy days

There are no more rainy days

Robots have removed the conversation pieces

and made children out of them

The robot children will be raised without emotion

and without the slightest hint of regret for their actions