In addition to the above, for me what makes the mechanical
hound seem so menacing and destructive is that, for the most part, it can't be
stopped.
A real dog, no matter how large and ferocious, is
not as indestructible as the mechanical hound seems to be. A dog can be fought against,
at least. A rock or a big stick, whatever, can ward off a dog; not to mention a piece
of meat. But the mechanical hound does not stop, will not back off, will not lose
interest if you show submission. The mechanical hound leaves a human with no options.
That's scary.
Except one, of course: fire. But unless you
happen to have a flamethrower with you, you're out of luck against a mechanical
hound--or at least that's how it seems.
Finally, the
mechanical hound itself is not evil, since it's a machine. The people who program it
are evil, but the hound itself is not.
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