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I found these weird drawings while I was working on an archaeological dig with the University out near the abandoned air strips outside Coast City. I'm not quite sure what to make of them. They appear to be manufacturing instructions for what looks like some sort of device shaped like a ring. I haven't been able to make out the writing or the strange numbering system. Maybe they provide some clues to what this is or where it came from. It almost looks like some sort of particle accelerator, but why would someone make an accelerator the size of a ring (if that's even what this is)? A particle accelerator this size couldn't possibly be powerful enough to be much use for anything. Could it? And the strange material this is printed on is another mystery. It light as a feather but tough as steel; and yet it's flexible and ultra-thin like paper, but the edges don't cut my fingers or even feel sharp. One of my old college buddies is a low-level mechanical engineer at Star Labs. I thought I'd run it by him, so I emailed him a photo. Unfortunately, he and his wife are expecting; so, he's trying hard for a promotion and claims he doesn't have the time. He grumbled something about not wanting to make waves asking around about private projects while his boss is watching. So, I guess that's out. Maybe my neighbor Hal knows something about it. He's some kind of hot shot test pilot at the airport near where I found the thing. Maybe I'll ask him.

(Newtek Lightwave 9.6, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop)
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Description
I found these weird drawings while I was working on an archaeological dig with the University out near the abandoned air strips outside Coast City. I'm not quite sure what to make of them. They appear to be manufacturing instructions for what looks like some sort of device shaped like a ring. I haven't been able to make out the writing or the strange numbering system. Maybe they provide some clues to what this is or where it came from. It almost looks like some sort of particle accelerator, but why would someone make an accelerator the size of a ring (if that's even what this is)? A particle accelerator this size couldn't possibly be powerful enough to be much use for anything. Could it? And the strange material this is printed on is another mystery. It light as a feather but tough as steel; and yet it's flexible and ultra-thin like paper, but the edges don't cut my fingers or even feel sharp. One of my old college buddies is a low-level mechanical engineer at Star Labs. I thought I'd run it by him, so I emailed him a photo. Unfortunately, he and his wife are expecting; so, he's trying hard for a promotion and claims he doesn't have the time. He grumbled something about not wanting to make waves asking around about private projects while his boss is watching. So, I guess that's out. Maybe my neighbor Hal knows something about it. He's some kind of hot shot test pilot at the airport near where I found the thing. Maybe I'll ask him.

(Newtek Lightwave 9.6, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop)
Render: [link]