By the time they got there, Sam walked back toward the mider assembly line. The giant vat suspended from the ceiling creeped along with him, moving above the catwalk and toward a large platform.
“Nice and slow, just keep your finger on the button until you get to the end,” Bruce said, following Sam. He glanced at Mara and winked at her.
She and Ping fell in line behind them while all watched the progress of the vat until they reached the middle of the shop floor. The giant vat came to a stop.
“Okay, we’ve got the bucket where we want it. Now let’s go upstairs to pour the metal. You’ll get a better view of what’s happening up there,” Bruce said.
Waving for them to follow, he walked toward a rope that hung down from the catwalk. Once there, he pulled on it, and a ladder slid down with a
