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    Trilobyte’s Truly Taxing and Troublesome Trials and Tribulations
    Trilobyte’s Truly Taxing and Troublesome Trials and Tribulations
    Trilobyte’s Truly Taxing and Troublesome Trials and Tribulations
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    Trilobyte’s Truly Taxing and Troublesome Trials and Tribulations

    By David Cathrine

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    After a man named John Armstrong creates his newest companion, Trilobyte, a big catastrophe happens in a nearby forest which causes them to lose each other. Meanwhile, a man named Steven Goose is trying to find a way to repair his robot, Sir Kutry from his last battle. What will become of Trilobyte and Sir Kutry? Will John Armstrong find his companion, or will Trilobyte turn into scrap metal?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDavid Cathrine
    Release dateSep 21, 2011
    ISBN9781466163102
    Trilobyte’s Truly Taxing and Troublesome Trials and Tribulations
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    David Cathrine

    I was born in Edinburgh in 1986. I studied Visual Communication - New Media at Edinburgh's Telford College and I use the skills and knowledge gained there to help me illustrate some of my books. My other works include "The Year of the Snakes", "A Fishy Tail", "Bob Piercem's Perplexing Quest" and the "Splot, the Floating Pink Blob Short Story Compilations".

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      Trilobyte’s Truly Taxing and Troublesome Trials and Tribulations - David Cathrine

      Trilobyte’s Truly Taxing and Troublesome Trials and Tribulations

      By David Cathrine

      Copyright 2011 David Cathrine

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      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1 - The Making of Trilobyte

      Chapter 2 - A Big Catastrophe

      Chapter 3 - What Can a Robot Do Now?

      Chapter 4 - Alpha 7

      Chapter 5 - A New Master

      Chapter 6 - The Secret Cave in the Forest

      Chapter 7 - Pub Locations

      Chapter 8 - Fang Street

      Chapter 9 - The Great Dr. Robotski

      Chapter 10 - Trilobyte Versus Alpha 7

      Chapter 11 - Two Masters

      Chapter 12 - The Cucumber Hall

      Chapter 13 - The Robot Races

      About the Author

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      Chapter 1

      The Making of Trilobyte

      It took John Armstrong about two years to make what was going to be the ultimate racing robot in the world and, let’s just say that he was not disappointed with his masterpiece.

      ‘And now for the icing on the cake!’ John Armstrong said as he began to add the final part to his grey and blue coloured robot. ‘I shall call my friendly companion, Trilobyte! A perfect name for a perfect robot!’

      Immediately when he added the electronic voice box to Trilobyte, Trilobyte lit up and his head rotated once.

      ‘Trilobyte, my name is John.

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