Science fiction writers commonly assign human characteristics to computers, robots or mechanical systems as a literary tool to stoke reader interest. Let's give it a try: Picture a mining operation as a living organism. Logically, the operation's pumps, valves and pipes would correspond to the human vascular system, metering and transferring valuable fluids where they're needed most and delivering depleted or unwanted constituents to disposal mechanisms, similar to how the human heart, arteries and veins function.
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