INSPECT
The machine.
Once warm, now chilled to the touch. Long, ornate geometry, and only an occasional hard corner. Metal and glass, with bulbs, protrusions, vibrations. Rotations. A keyhole.
Something turns within, spins, halts, then spins again. A mechanism stuck, but nevertheless continues to try.
A line of text is waiting on the monitor.
- > Reset parameters to default?
The choice is irrevocable.
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