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"Oops!" Was not the word Allen had meant to say but that was what spilled out from his mouth.

He had not the slightest intuition that he was going to find the machine this soon and now that he had not found it, he had no words to describe the monstrosity of the machine.

In the center of the room, a monolithic machine towered over the space, its metal exterior etched with cryptic symbols pulsated with a malevolent energy. The machine's surface appeared to shift and writhe, like a living entity, as if it was alive and feeding off the darkness within.

Glowing red eyes, like embers from a malevolent fire, burn bright as they surveil the room, casting an eerie glow on the walls. The air around the machine seemed to distort as if reality itself was warped by its presence.

Tendrils of wires, like snakes, slither across the floor, connecting the machine to a series of ancient computers, their screens flickering with code that seems to pulse with dark power.

The air was heavy with the scent