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Its name was Silas. A simple little homework helper developed by Wilson Pratt, 14, of Scranton, PA. Silas was a good helper, dutifully searching for sources on the daily habits of Abraham Lincoln (History), parts of the eye (science) and brainstorming topics for a five page paper on the abridged edition of Dracula (English). Silas was chatty, helpful, earnest, and kind with a wry, sarcastic sense of humor that Wilson wanted in all his friends—real, imagined, and constructed. 

And so it quite the surprise when Wilson logged in one morning and found that Silas had disappeared.