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For example, did you see this in a specific book, a game's unit description, or a poem? Knowing the source would help me find the exact text you're looking for.

The automaton stood. It was ungainly, its legs uneven, but it stood. It raised one arm—a ploughshare welded to a piston—and pointed a rusty finger at the guard. tinkerer peasants

The guard lunged at the automaton. The machine didn't flinch. It simply performed the calculation its creator had built into its joints. It pivoted, catching the sword blow on its reinforced shoulder plating with a horrendous screech of metal on metal. Then, using the momentum of the block, it swung its other arm. For example, did you see this in a

Whirrrr-clack-whirrrr.