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Ore Processing Deck Stairs

The metal stairs descend along the ore processing deck's wall, their grating steps slick with dust and ore particulates. Leela and Toos use them for brief cover as V5 and V6 sweep the deck, the staircase's industrial treads clanging underfoot before they abandon it to hide behind a catwalk support. The stairs' industrial design shows wear from decades of use transporting workers and processed material between deck levels.
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S14E20 · The Robots of Death Part 4
Suspicion in the ore processing deck

Leela and Toos descend these metal stairs as emergency cover during the sweep, their grating treads amplifying under robotic footfall yet offering brief concealment before they abandon the route once robots close in. The staircase’s industrial design, slick with ore dust, becomes both navigational route and acoustic warning system.

Before: Standard industrial staircase connecting processing levels; dust coating grating steps from years of use.
After: Abandoned after brief use; ore smears and footprints remain as fresh disturbance.
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