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Transmat Chamber Sawdust

Fine sawdust litters the floor outside the Zeos transmat chamber, scattered in disturbed patterns that betray recent activity. The pale grit clings to boot marks and metallic surfaces, suggesting someone—or something—passed through the area recently. Romana kneels to examine it, her fingers brushing the coarse residue as she notes the depth and direction of disturbances, using the traces to reconstruct the transmat’s last activity.
2 appearances

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When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments
S16E23 · The Armageddon Factor Part 3
Romana splits forces K9 hunts Doctor

The transmat chamber sawdust, disturbed by recent activity, provides visual evidence of Romana and K9's passage. The Doctor follows K9's marks, which are embedded into this residue, turning passive environmental detail into a functional map guiding the Doctor's next steps.

Before: Fine sawdust littering the floor, undisturbed
After: Marked with boot and mechanical impressions indicating passage of Romana, K9, Shapp, and the Doctor
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S16E23 · The Armageddon Factor Part 3
Doctor disguises Zeos location from Shapp

Fine transmat chamber sawdust coats the corridor floor, disturbed and clinging to Shapp’s boots upon arrival. The Doctor uses the pristine environment—lacking Atrios’ war damage—as visual evidence to argue that they occupy Atrios’ immaculate Section Eleven B rather than Zeos, manipulating Shapp’s conditioned perception of ordered warzones.

Before: Disturbed by Merak’s recent arrival, then settled
After: Further trodden by both Shapp and the Doctor
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