Clockwork time. Many incredible things in our world have been born out of an individual's relentless

ambition and determination. In the SCP universe, we typically don't get any sort of origin story

for the creation of anomalies, but sometimes a story can enhance an SCP by explaining how it came to be.

In this case, the SCP we're talking about is SCP 914, the clockworks,

and the tale I'll be reading today looks at its potential origin,

created by an ambitious, determined, and frustrated individual.

SCP 914 is a large device, weighing several tons, consisting of millions of different moving

parts, including screwdrives, belts, pullies, gears, springs, and other clockwork.

Most of the device consists of tin and copper,

but there are some wooden and cloth pieces for some reason.

There are two large booths connected to the main body,

labeled intake and output, and a panel with a knob,

allowing a user to select the options, rough, coarse,

one-to-one, fine, and very fine.

Basically, when something is placed in the intake booth, the machine converts it into something else,

vaguely based on the option selected.

For example, when a kilogram of steel is placed in,

the rough setting converts it into chunks,

the one-to-one setting converts it into steel screws,

the fine setting converts it into carpet tacks,

and very fine converted most of it into gas,

leaving behind one gram of an incredibly durable

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