The good news is it's Google AI, so there's a high chance that's not the ending at all.

Does the 'loaf' part apply here?

And, of course, his first encounter with the weird green carpet.

Shoplifters asking permission to shoplift will kill the shoplifting industry.

Yes, but that would be the only option - we wouldn't have the ability to negotiate a contract like a traditional author with an agent/publisher. Amazon is only an example - my sales come mostly from Google, but are they above doing the same thing? Would D2D hold out if they see it bringing in money?