Living beneath the factory floor, orphan Veda is watched over by the Assembly, a robot that works the production line, after discovering that she can speak to machines Veda is taught the three laws of the machines and the unspoken fourth, avoid the gremlin.
An orphaned girl raised by robots in a factory discovers she has the ability to speak with machines, and under the tutelage of Assembly, she learns the three laws of the machines, but it is the secret fourth law--avoid the Gremlin--that leads Veda down adangerous and compromising path on her journey of self-discovery.
Beneath the factory floor lives an orphaned girl named Veda. Watched over by the diligent Assembly, a robot that works the production line, Veda discovers a unique power--she can speak to machines! Under the tutelage of Assembly, she learns the three laws of the machines. . . But it's the unspoken secret fourth law--avoid the Gremlin, that's piqued young Veda's interest and leads her down a dangerous and compromising path on her journey of self-discovery.
