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NOW!

1 strikes the match on the side of the oil barrel and is

about to light the rag. 5 grabs his arm.

5

No! Not yet-

They tussle over the lighted match when suddenly-

9’S VOICE

What did I tell you? Light it!

Now!

7 and 9 run towards them. The eyes of the spiders can beseen right behind them. 1 looks at the burning match in hishands, thinking about what he almost did...

5

(confident)

Now!

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1 sets the rag on fire. The ragdolls jump behind the barreland PUSH it into the tunnel. 7 and 9 just make it, leapingout of the tunnel as the flaming barrel HURTLES down thetunnel--DRAGGING the SEEKER DRONE with it--crunching over the

unseen Beasts--and landing in the factory and -

BLAM!!!!

THE FACTORY EXPLODES.

The dolls run from the blast. 9 and 7 look on in triumph.

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SEQ. 190 - The Dolls Celebrate

SEQ. 190 - EXT. WASTELAND/A RUTTED FIELD - CONTINUOUS

The ragdolls walk up to the hill away from the explosions.

6, and the twins pick up old debris along the way and studyit.

The group turns and watches the factory as it burns to the

ground.

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5 311

(to 9)

It’s done.

1

The past is dead.

7 turns to 9, her face full of gratitude.

7

And some of us very much alive.

9 warmly clasps her arm. She pats his hand. They look withgreat affection and appreciation at each other.

The twins chatter: they’ve found an old Victrola lying in thedebris, with an old warped record still on it. They climbonto the record, tripping the needle arm onto the disc, andbegin walking on the record.

A scratchy old melody comes from the large Victrolaamplifying horn. 7 smiles at the sound of the music. She

leaps on the record, joining them. As they walk faster, themusic speeds up.

1 comes up behind them. He looks deep in thought. He

catches his hat as it begins to slip off his head.

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1 goes to sit down and rest, sitting on a brick. 5 heads

over towards the others. But 9, seeing 1’s contemplativemood, stops next to 1. 1 looks up at him.

1

(regretfully)

I’ve been a bitter old pill,

haven’t I?

9 looks at 1, not sure how to respond. 1 now also sees 2’s

old staff that 9 is still holding onto.

He looks over at 9.

1 (cont’d)

I lost sight... of many things.

He looks at 9 as though to beg his forgiveness. 9 sits down

next to him.

9

We’ve both made mistakes.

He looks over at the smoldering remains of the factory.

9 (cont’d)

What’s past is past.

They look at each other for a beat, then look over to theothers, relaxing together on the Victrola.

9 holds out his hand to 1. 1 gives 9 his hand and 9 helpshim up. As 1 stands, his heavy headpiece falls off andshatters.

9 looks in horror. But 1 just looks at it, shrugging andslightly smiling.

1

It was always so heavy.

1 smiles.

He now runs his hand over his head, which we now see has afunny looking pony-tail like protuberance. 9 hesitates,

then can’t help CHUCKLING. 1 sees him, then starts to LAUGHas well.

9 and 1 go over together to the Victrola. 7 notices as 9

helps 1 climb up on the Victrola and starts to celebrate.

9 joins 7 near the needle and 6 sits on the crank as it spinsaround. Everyone is enjoying the music.

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5 discovers a trove of records (enormous in scale compared to

the little ragdoll). He curiously begins to go through them.

He picks one out.

But it rolls away from him. It rolls towards the hill and

then down the hill. 5 runs after it.

Behind him, unseen by anyone, the talisman crackles and glowsslightly.

6 notices.

6

No... it .... it... it...

9 sees 6’s beginning panic and whirls to see -

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SEQ. 200 - The Fabrication Machine Breaks Free

SEQ. 200 - EXT. WASTELAND/A RUTTED FIELD - CONTINUOUS

5 running down the hillside. And suddenly---

the enormous Fabrication Machine, RISES UP, free of the

factory, TOWERING over him like a giant monster.

THE TALISMAN is GLOWING ferociously in the Machine’s front.

9

NO!

He tries to run towards 5. 5 SHRIEKS, running back towardsthe others.

5

Run! Run!

The other ragdolls whirl and stare, frozen, at the hideous

apparition...

They leap off the spinning Victrola, hitting the needle and

the music SCRATCHES TO A HALT.

Before anyone can get to him, 5 is SNATCHED by the TOWERING

MACHINE.

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9

No!

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9 tries to run towards the Machine. 1 pulls him awayfrantically, fiercely forcing 9 to allow himself to be saved.

1

(to 9)

There’s nothing you can do!

5 faces the Machine as the green of the TALISMAN shoots outat him, sucking his soul into its portal. The Machine’s eyeturns green showing it has absorbed the soul, then back toglowing red.

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9

No! No!

The Machine again SHAKES and then seems momentarily paralyzedas it ingests the soul, giving the ragdolls a moment to flee,

scrambling, desperately trying to get up the hill and escape.

1 looks over to the bridge. His general’s instincts kickback in.

1

Follow me!

The Fabrication Machine powers back up and lumbers afterthem. The dolls head over to the bridge.

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SEQ. 201 - The Bridge

SEQ. 201 - EXT. BRIDGE - CONTINUOUS

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9

Go! Get across!

9 sends 1 and the twins across the bridge. He turns to 7 but

they don’t need to speak--they both understand the plan.

They linger behind, luring the Machine.

1 tries to drag 6 across the bridge. 6 resists:

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6

No! No! No!

The twins chatter. 6 is moving slower than the others. 1

grabs his arm and pulls him off the bridge.

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1

Come on, we can’t stay here!

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6

(protesting incoherenly to

1)

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No... they mustn’t... they 339

can’t.... no...

The Fabrication Machine lumbers up the hill. 9 and 7 clamber

onto the bridge... get out to the center and stop. They wavetheir hands and weapons trying to get the Machine to come tothe bridge.

The Machine CRASHES onto the bridge. It lumbers ferociouslyafter 9 and 7.

9 and 7 struggle to get to the end of the bridge.

The Machine is closing in on them... they franticallystruggle across, the Machine gets closer... closer...and

...suddenly the floorboards GIVE WAY under the Machine’senormous weight.

The Machine scrambles and claws at the splintering boards butfalls through.

It hangs on with two of its mechanical legs, one on each sidein the broken bridge. Inexorably, it begins working its wayback up...

7 and 9 start sliding down the bridge as the Beast’s weightis making the bridge fall.

ALT:

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9

(efforts prying off the

Fabrication Machine)

Pry it loose!

They continue prying, hammering, pounding at the Machine’slegs with the steel scraps.

6, 1, and the twins watch with horror.

7 and 9 have almost managed to pry the Machine loose, and areabout to send it plummeting to its destruction.

6 breaks free from 1’s hold. 1 grasps after him, trying tostop him. 1 only grabs onto 6’s key. 6 runs out onto the

bridge.

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