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From: Tech-Adept Overseer Mons Farrar, Department of Machine Purity, Mars
To: All Domus personnel, Holy Terra

Date Sent: 1683007.M41
Date Received:0692007.M41
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While you may not toil under the banner of the Machine Cult, you all serve the Omnisiah whether you know it or not. You all understand that the most holy of holies is Knowledge itself and as such, strive to find more. With this Knowledge you expand the number of devices you can cajole into your service. This is a noble goal and one that would start many of you on the path of the Machine God. There is one issue, however, that you may not fully comprehend.

While you may hold many a machine under your sway and while you may have the Knowledge to operate and manipulate these Machines, do you give them the proper respects? If a machine under you fails in some way, do not blame it. Such failure most likely occurred because of a lack of tribute to the Machine Spirit on your part. This is a grievous error, one that would end many aspiring Tech-Priests before they knew they had failed.

There may still be time, however, to repent and restore the Spirits once neglected. The best place to start would be the manufacture of such a Machine, mainly it’s assembly. Under most circumstances, this would be by and in the presence of, at the very least, an Adept. But, given the… peculiarities of the House members, I believe the Omnisiah may grant you his blessings in such an endeavor.

When assembling a Machine that is to enter your service, ensure that the Machine Spirit will be able to properly enter the shell. This means having the proper blessed oils and tools, as well as an appropriate blessing for the type of Machine [1a]. Should the rites fail for whatever reason, the Machine Spirit will not be properly seated in its new habitation and the device will most likely never function reliably.

Should any of the required elements be in short supply or be unattainable or if proper creation rites were not issued, due amounts of praise [1b] to the Machine Spirit and the God Machine may suffice, though proper rites should be sought as soon as possible.

And remember, when performing standard maintenance an offering should be made and praises be put forth to soothe the Machine Spirit and minimize any irritation the intrusion may cause.

Perform these tasks and your Machines will not fail you. Perform these tasks and may you reach the blessed Knowledge of the Omnisiah. I trust you will not fail us.


[1a]
Oh great Machine God, we beseech thee to deliver us from danger.
Oh great Machine God, we beseech thee to invest this metal carcass with your spirit.
Oh great Machine God, we beseech thee to bring life unto the inanimate.
Oh great Machine God, we beseech thee to summon forth the holy en-Djinn.

[1b]
Mechanism, I restore thy spirit. Let the God-Machine breathe half-life unto thy veins and render thee functional.


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Only through permanence can we truly triumph, only through the Machine can we find victory.

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