Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony.

More from The Matrix

• Never send a human to do a machine's job.
• Do you believe that, my being stronger or faster has anything to do with my muscles in this place? You think that’s air you’re breathing now?
• Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?
• I'm trying to free your mind, Neo. But I can only show you the door. You're the one that has to walk through it.
• Stop trying to hit me and hit me!
• There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.