A Bitter Message of Hopeless Grief

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A Bitter Message of Hopeless Grief

1988

0h 13m

6.9(7 votes)

Science Fiction

Animation

Overview

Living in a fictional world all their own, the machines of Survival Research Laboratories act out scenarios of perpetual torment, exasperating consumption, and tragic recognition

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Mark Pauline

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Matt Heckert

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