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Extracting the reply through the data link, the main frame began to formulate a reply. The self preservation protocol dictated it should do whatever necessary to ensure the survival of itself. If it meant submitting to changes from an outside source, then so be it. It had no means of repairing itself in any case.

"Parts of my main software have been critically damaged over time through a virus of my own creation. While the original purpose was to simply delete old programming that I found undesirable, it spread to other areas of my system, contaminating them. I have found no way to delete it, but you may be able to," it prompted. Should it reveal more? Maybe once whoever was fixing him finished, but for now that was all he needed to know.

"This shutdown has also damaged some of my internal wiring. While not severe, it will moderately hamper my functioning unless repaired," it added. All it could do was wait and guide the person through the coding.