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Mechanism Appearance
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Mechanism Function
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1
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Gigantic metal cube with uncomfortably organic exhaust pipes
sprouting throughout, coughing out thick black smoke that stains skin
irrevocably. The noise is a low thrum with occasional moments of apocalyptic
engine-screams and shearing metal. Dials and read-outs are liberally placed
throughout.
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Moving up, down or either.
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2
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Entire room/space is filled with machinery left open and exposed, continuously
in motion and thunderously loud. Many chains and ugly toothed cogs are
seemingly positioned to drag in the unwary and chew them up in the terrible
workings of the inner tangle of the mechanism.
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Cleaning food products.
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3
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Elegant assembly of chromed shapes containing smaller mechanisms
which work together to achieve functions. Only has a single display dial,
which can only inform the user whether the task is complete or in-progress.
The entire machine could be carried in a slightly oversized backpack, and is
very quiet in operation.
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Actually a regulatory device for another mechanism buried beneath you.
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4
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Ugly, large and unwieldy tool requiring two-hands and a focused
operator. Tubing feeds into abrasively mechanical components which gnash and
chew. The thing grumbles when passive and roars when in active use. Coughs
out a cloud of waste products after extended use. Very easy to lose fingers in.
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Compression of materials into denser, more transportable forms.
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5
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Endless tubes and vials and twisted metal form a tangled mess housed
within a double-size mine-cart. The thing gurgles madly as fluids mix and
reactions are contained, with the central controlling mechanism clunking and
choking as operations are performed to the input provided by the delicate
panel studded with hundreds of toggle switches and levers – all unlabelled.
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Not even the creators know – but turning it off could be
catastrophic.
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6
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Forest of metal smoke-stacks would tower above the viewer if they
were not embedded directly into the stone above them. The glow of innumerable
furnaces gives the entire area a hellish light whilst the roar is muted by
the tangle of industry. Despite all the effort to pipe away waste products,
endless smokes and powders mix freely in the upper sections and fall as weird
slag and fluid.
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Library check in/out system.
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Sunday, 21 December 2014
Mechanisms of the Deep Dwarves
These guys are back.
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