+ A bit further down the valley, they come across a large, rusty machine.
- Jack says: Oh yeah, so we are in the
- right place.
- They walk towards them to take a closer look.
- Annie asks: How did these machines get between
- the trees?
- Jack says: They didn't. This wasn't
- a forest then. The machines came first, the trees grew after.
-
- After a short look at the machines, Jack says:
- Looks like these were already out of order
- before they were abandoned.
- He turns to Annie and James, and explains:
+ Annie wonders: How did this thing get
+ between the trees?
+ Jack says: Someone drove it here before
+ the they grew. There were large cleared areas and access roads through
+ the forest back then.
+ They walk up to it and take a look.
+ Jack turns to Annie and James, and says:
This is an excavator. We're looking for
- a big one like this, maybe a bit smaller, but not as small as that one
- over there – and preferably without trees growing out of
- it...
- He points to a mini excavator sitting askew on the trunk of a tree that
- had grown through its floor and out the side.
- James asks: Why not just use this big one?
- What's wrong with it?
+ a big one like this, but in better condition.
+ James asks: What's wrong with this
+ one?
This thing's just done for. It's
- more rust than steel, missing its tracks and the hydraulics up there,
- and it looks like someone got a bit carried away trying to remove the
- cab.
-
- They take a quick look at the other machines around them. Apart from the
- two excavators, there is a dump truck, a what's
- the name of that machine with a conveyor belt that sorts large rocks and
- rubble from sand?
-
- , and two loaders. All of them
- are rusted beyond repair and missing integral parts.
+ more rust than steel, missing its tracks, the hydraulics up there have
+ been removed, and it looks like someone got a bit carried away
+ trying to do the same with the cab.
+ Why'd they do that?
+ Todo: rephrase above question
+ Probably parted out to fix other
+ machines.
+ They continue walking.
- A bit further down the valley, they find a much larger assortment of
- machines, parked in long rows and parted out just like the first ones
- they saw.
+ After a while, they find themselves in a large, flattened area at the
+ bottom of the valley. It is full of machines standing between the trees,
+ forming long rows and parted out just like the excavator they saw.
Jack says: Welcome to the machine graveyard.
If memory serves right, there should be a few buildings back there and
one of the main parking lots behind them.
- While they make their way through between the machines, Annie asks:
+ While they make their way over, Annie asks:
So these machines dug out the dome?
Well... no. That was mostly done using
@@ -70,11 +58,10 @@
The buildings are in rough shape, some much worse than others. Most - don't have rooves, a few have been completely reduced to foundations - and piles of rubble. The four walk through a gap between them and find - themselves on the parking lot. Instead of a forest, they find it mostly - overgrown with bushes and young trees. They split up and start roaming - the area. + don't have rooves, a few have been completely reduced to piles of + rubble on a foundation. On the other side, as Jack had said, is a parking + lot. Instead of a forest, they find it mostly overgrown with bushes and + young trees. They split up and start roaming the area.
research that needs to be done:
@@ -94,21 +81,27 @@
rusty on the outside but looks otherwise surprisingly intact.
He says: That's ... uhhh ... kind of
a historical artifact.
- James arrives as well, saying: I mean,
- everything here is a historical artifact...
+ James, who is just arriving, hears it and says:
+ I mean, everything here is a historical
+ artifact...
Jack responds: Fair enough, but this thing
especially so.
- They step into the building and take a closer look. Michelle climbs onto
- the back of the machine and opens an access panel.
- Just about mint condition in here –
- compared to the rest at least... Looks like might fire right up.
- Anyone see a crank for this baby?
+ They step into the building.
+ Michelle says: Looks like it could just work
+ if we tried.
+ Jack says: I think we should look for a more
+ modern option first.
+ I agree we should look for something more
+ modern, but might as well take a free win.
+ She climbs onto the back of the machine and opens an access panel.
+ Just about mint condition in here. This thing
+ might fire right up. Anyone see a crank for this baby?
She pats the side of a small engine that sits on top of a much larger
engine.
- They start looking around the place, in the rotting shelves and in the
- rubble on the floor. Michelle jumps down and joins them. After a while,
+ They start looking around in the rotting shelves and in the rubble on
+ the floor. Michelle jumps down and joins them. After a while,
Jack spots some rust right behind the rear end of the machine. He moves
some leaves aside and picks up a metal rod with two bends.
You mean this one?
@@ -122,7 +115,7 @@
She unscrews the cap from the small fuel tank on top of it and peeks
inside.
Well that can't work.
- She jumps off and checks the tank for the main engine.
+ She jumps down and checks the tank for the main engine.
Nope.