The mukaridromi (/muˈkæɹədɹəʊmi/) .. .... .. . .... .. ........ ... .. . ... .... ... ....... ... ... .. .. .... ........ .... ........ ... .. ........ ......... ..... ...
The mukaridromi's odor retains a muddy, earthy .. ....
It speaks through an inorganic squeal.
... ... ... . .. .. in areas that are not quite wooded, but cannot be said to be ... .. developed in the same way. ... ... . .. wooden outbuildings, troughs, mud, leafless trees1, .... ... . ....
... ... ..... .. its head emerging from the ground before its body.
..... .. .... ... ...... ........ . .. . .... ..... .. ........ .... ... ......... .. ..... . . ... .... ....... .. ....... ... ....... .... ......... .... ... ............ ...... ... .... ....... .... .... ..... ......... .. .. scratching at its own skin ... .. many idle moments ... .. "simple-minded" in how it presents itself.
.... ... . ... .... ... a loud squealing ... ... .. ... ........... ..... .. ........ ... ..... .... .. . ... ..... ..... .. .. .. .. ... . .. . ......... ... ...... .. . .. silenced only by silence, and comforted by .. .. .... the presence of machines. It sits beside them, placing its body as close as it can, and ... ... .... ...... .. .... burying itself in the mud, and coating any nearby machine with ... ....... ... . this same mud, it prefers to make its body and environment befouled in this way2.
The mukaridromi becomes defensive of the object(s) to which it attaches itself. .... .. .. ..... .. ... ..... .. . . ... but, mukaridromi fight only when they physically touch, allowing multiple individuals3 to "attach" themselves to the same objects with only occasional aggression.
The mukaridromi grows defensive towards sensitives only when a sensitive moves towards the object to which it is attached. .... ... .. ...... .... ...... .... ... ...
... ... ........ ... but, if a sensitive remains at the perimeter of this small territory, the mukaridromi .. .. will eventually raise its head and ... .. the sensitive will find themselves able to recall the now-memorized schematics of the machine(s) that the mukaridromi guards4.
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"Through the trees, mottled by the shadows, the leaves cast the outlines of countries on their back. And so I caught glimpse of these united nations...carrying on, the way animals are prone to do."