] "So who made the machines? That's who we want to
] contact."
]
]
] "They made the machines. That's what I'm trying to tell
] you. Meat made the machines."
]
]
] "That's ridiculous. How can meat make a machine? You're
] asking me to believe in sentient meat."
]
]
] "I'm not asking you, I'm telling you. These creatures are
] the only sentient race in that sector and they're made
] out of meat."

This short story is also posted on the wall of the lower level of The Tech Museum in San Jose, just near the planetary exploration area.

Before The Matrix, There was Only Meat