Answer:
The machine is the place where every human being lives in an era that seems to be the future.
Explanation:
A typical day at the machine seems to be somewhat monotonous. The interactions with people are through technological devices and apparently the people here repeat their day to day.
Let's see the following lines:
<em>"She made the room dark and slept; she awoke and made the room light; she ate and exchanged ideas with her friends, and listened to music and attended lectures; she make the room dark and slept. Above her, beneath her, and around her, the Machine hummed eternally; she did not notice the noise, for she had been born with it in her ears. The earth, carrying her, hummed as it sped through silence, turning her now to the invisible sun, now to the invisible stars. She awoke and made the room light."
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The only thing Vashti does is wake up, turn on the lights, interact with some of the thousands of buttons on the machine, talk virtually with friends and go back to sleep.
Here there is no direct interaction with nature or outside.
