“Power-wagons, like the Meks, were originally swamp creatures form Elamin 9, were great rectangular frames slabs of muscle slung into a rectangular frame and protected from sunlight, insects, and rodents by a synthetic pelt. Syrup sacs communicated with their digestive apparatus, wires led to motor nodes in the rudimentary brain. The muscles were clamped to rocker arms which actuated rotors and drive wheels. The power-wagons were economical, long-lived, and docile, and were principally used for heavy cartage, earth-moving, heavy tillage, and other arduous jobs."
The Last Castle, Jack Vance
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