(Near her he became aware of the physical mechanisms which kept him alive; within him machinery, pipes and valves and gas-compressors and fan belts had to chug away at a losing task, a labor ultimately doomed.)
作者Philip K. Dick (0 评论)
在菲利普·K·迪克（Philip K. Dick）的小说《乌比克》（Ubik）中，主角对维持生命的复杂体系产生了惊人的认识。他将自己的身体形象化为充满各种组件的机器，例如管道和阀门，不懈地工作以维持他的存在。这种生动的图像说明了生活的脆弱性和人类生存的无情本质，尽管不可避免地衰落。