The facility is a massive, sprawling underground complex where ponies spend their entire lives. All they have to do is follow its instructions: flip that switch, turn that dial, press that button.

But what does it do?

Tagged Dark for general bleakness.
Content warning: may be frustrating to those with a high need for cognitive closure. It's also just plain weird.

Thank you to SparklingTwilight for prereading.

Written for the Science Fiction Contest. (third place)

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