Alice pressed her head down and looked through this space, only vaguely aware of how stupid she looked. Through the gap, she saw a hexagonal shaft emerge from the floor to enter a socket in the underside of the machine. The shaft rotated toward her with a slow precision that spoke of the immense force being applied as it wound the MI. The energy required to drive a Mechanical Intelligence this large would be vast, likewise the cooling systems. It was no wonder the park’s reservoir steamed year-round. She stood and brushed her hands, though there was no dirt anywhere.