Forge World Shina
Central Foundry
Main Assembly Hall
A grand, solemn chorus, like scraping metal and gears ringing in unison, thundered through the vast vaulted hall a thousand meters high, drowning out the roar of every machine.
Thousands of red-robed Tech-Priests, technical clerics, and even blessed Servitors faced the most magnificent creation at the center of the hall, singing together a hymn inherited from Mars that praised the might of the Titans.
"Let the great bell toll once!
Move the lever, start the pistons and pumps,
All for the glory of the Omnissiah!
Let the great bell toll twice!
Press the button, start the engine, ignite the turbine, breathe life into it,
The wisdom of the Machine God shall never decay!
Let the great bell toll three times!
Sing together in praise of the Machine God, the Omnissiah,
He alone can grant us great technology!
Let the great bell toll four times!
Align the gears, lubricate the chains,
The rhythm of machinery proclaims the Omnissiah!
Let the great bell toll five times!
Activate the matrix, connect the circuits, transmit the power,
The electric current is the Omnissiah's gift, not to be altered by the ignorant!
Let the great bell toll six times!
Monitor the data, analyze the readings, eliminate faults,
Mortals' hands must not touch the Omnissiah's sacred creations!
Let the great bell toll seven times!
Cast the metal, forge the components, construct the machinery,
Every hammer blow praises the Omnissiah!
Let the great bell toll eight times!
Launch the programs, run the code, awaken intelligence,
Only his holy faithful can decipher his sacred will!
Let the great bell toll nine times!
Repair the damage, replace the components, preserve integrity,
The Omnissiah's machinery shall not be profaned, nor sullied by the ignorant!
Let the great bell toll ten times!
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