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An officer and an aristocrat. 
A leader, but would he follow?
The Chronicles foretell of
the release of the enemy...
the ruin of the world,
the final days of our age.
But, they also prophecy
the survival of Man...
that Neachdainn the Deliverer...
shall walk reborn among us...
and deliver us from destruction.
It is in the service
of that prophecy...
that we are now irrevocably bound.
Brother?
- How's the leg?
- It's good.
Six weeks ago, in artillery exchange
between Bauhaus and Capitol...
That's your friend.
In the ruins of the
Imperial City of Canaan...
there's an old cathedral. It's
catacombs open onto a network...
of subterranean tunnels...
you will travel along these tunnels,
find the machine and blow it up.
Is that all? We just blow it up?
We have a device.
A device?
From the first Brotherhood
battle with the mutants...
ripped from the Machine before
the Great Seal was laid.
So, it's a bomb?
We don't know, but we think it is.
You think so?
Our information comes from
ancient schematics, Lieutenant.
Not an instruction manual.
The device is as ancient
as Neachdainn itself.
The Chronicles show it placed
in the centre of the Machine.
It's covered in symbols which
we think are warnings.
- How safe is it to transport?
- Does it matter, MacGuire?
You can call me Captain,
Steiner, and yes.
Bombs don't get stable
when they get old.
It's a two stage device.
You carry the trigger separately.
Without it, the bomb's
just dead weight.
- What type of trigger?
- Mechanical.
Place it in the device
and turn it with a key...
which we don't have.
- You'll have to find it.
- Are you kidding me with this guy?
It looks like this and it
should be in the Machine.
And if we can't find it?
Then the mission will fail...
and every man, woman and child
on this planet will die.
Why don't we throw it down
that big, fucking hole?
The Machine is 10,000 years old.
It has survived earthquakes...
pressure changes, plate tectonics.
Then why the fuck the bomb?
Because, Corporal, one of us will
place the bomb inside the machine.
- The Deliverer?
- That's right.
What pendejo drew that short hair?
I did.
That's a very handy book, but we'll
be doing some killing on our way down.
Does your Chronicle offer
any suggestions there?
I can.
Courtesy of the Bauhaus Corporation.
Keep to the near wall.
As you can see, individual
bullets are largely useless.
Mutants don't feel pain...
or go into shock.
How can it move at all?
We believe there's changes
to the mitochondria...
which boost myofascial release.
Cut a chicken's head off
and watch it dance.
How did you capture this thing?
Our scientists requested
a subject for tests.
So, we went out with
shock sticks and nets...
the sticks were useless and those
blades tore our nets like paper.
We finally pinned this
one under a tank.
- How many men did you lose?
- I didn't count.
What's the fastest way to kill it?
Catastrophic tissue damage,
automatic small arms fire...
usually a clip or more explosives.
- What about Willy-Petes?
- White phosphorous?
And swords.
Help me...
Help me...
There's somebody alive in there.
You'll not receive the Sacrament?
I'm not hungry.
That man?
He died.
Did he say anything?
He asked for forgiveness.
Do you think inside every
one of those things...
I don't know. We can only
pray that God is Merciful.
No days like that.
- Brother Samuel?
- Captain?
This is a list of supplies.
We'll need them as soon as possible.
This is a House of God.
And we're going to
die doing his work.
For one thing,
there is no alcohol here.
You telling me, God don't drink?
- That's for Communion.
- This is communion.
One last Mass, one last Communion. 
Severian, Guardian
of the Chronicles... 
prepares to dress for battle. 
Bound by silence... 
she cannot voice
the pain she feels... 
for leaving the only

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