lawn mower

Then he just gave up on it—and the lawnmower mowed the lawn by itself.

Rudimentary drones—unarmed in those days—flew overhead, with one particular model buzzing like a flying lawnmower.

The lawnmower… was a way to pull the plug on the expectations and turn everything back to normal.

"Grass awready cut roun' back," responded the amiable voice of Genesis, while the lawnmower ceased not to whir.