“The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction,” January 1970. Robot cover by Mel Hunter.

As “the last man” in a desolate world, the robot takes his newly-discovered dune buggy out for a spin. Once a human’s prized hot rod, it now brings joy to the tin man. That joy may end when the vehicle runs out of gas. But isn’t that an abandoned oil refinery I see off in the distance?

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