Life in the year 3044 is very different 1life in the 21st century. We still do many of the things you do, but we do them 2 . For example, we now have e-friends to help us and keep our company. An e-friend is a machine that looks just 3a human being. It can walk and talk and can do almost 4we human beings can do. My e-friend is like me a lot and we have 5fun together. It helps me6 my homework and we often go swimming. It is programmed to take care of me if anything 7 , so I always feel safe when we are together. It can also send me messages, just like old-fashioned e-mails, and I download information from its memory. It's great 8friend—I am never lonely and I always have someone to talk 9. I would like to tell you more about life in the year 3044, but I have to send my e-friend to clean up my room. Maybe 10 I will be able to travel back in time and visit you.