All functional entities in the universe can be rendered nonfunctional by the ravages of time, entropy, mutation, and what have you.

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He drove into Memphis the nextday, delivering refurbished typewriters and picking up dirty, nonfunctional machines from three behind-the-times businesses and two antique shops.

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That makes them easy to lose in a junk drawer--as we did with a nonfunctional prototype card sent to our offices a few months ago.

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