The setting sun cast a warm light upon the colossal steel machine. A young technician in a grey military uniform stood firmly on the shoulder of a machine three times her size. She clutched a rag, wiping away the battlefield dust and grease from the machine’s head. Below her stretched a dizzying height, and in the distance lay a vast maintenance port. The scene, with its extreme contrast in scale, conveyed a silent bond and trust between man and machine.
