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cast iron lump
Spare PartsA heavy piece of cast iron. Useful for some crafting recipes.
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cattle sample
Spare PartsA slurry of tranquility.
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CBM interface wire kit
Spare PartsA collection of hand-soldered wires leading to plugs and what looks like an exotic micro controller. The plugs look like they could be attached to you, assuming you have an SNI (Standard Neurobionic Interface).
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cephalopod sample
Spare PartsA slurry of curiosity.
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ceramic armor plate
Spare PartsA ceramic armor plate, specifically engineered for use as armor. Not suitable for human use.
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chain link
Spare PartsA set of small metal rings, suitable for constructing chainmail.
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chainmail sheet
Spare PartsA sheet of riveted chainmail. With some skill, several of these sheets could be connected to make effective armor.
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chiropteran sample
Spare PartsA slurry of silence.
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chitin dust
Spare PartsThe dust left over by winged insects such as butterflies or moths. It's mostly chitin but may also contain dirt and other gross materials.
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chunk of beeswax
Spare PartsA large chunk of beeswax. Despite being used in some cooking recipes, beeswax in itself is indigestible to humans.
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chunk of biosilicified chitin
Spare PartsA lump of exoskeleton that has undergone biosilicification. It is acid-resistant but rather brittle.
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chunk of brass
Spare PartsSome decent-sized chunks of scrap brass.
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chunk of bronze
Spare PartsSome decent-sized chunks of scrap bronze, for fashioning some old-school items.
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chunk of budget steel
Spare PartsA misshapen chunk of budget steel. Makes a decent weapon in a pinch, and is also useful for some crafting recipes.
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chunk of chitin
Spare PartsA piece of an insect's exoskeleton. It is light and very durable.
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chunk of hardened steel
Spare PartsA misshapen chunk of hardened steel. Makes a decent weapon in a pinch, and is also useful for some crafting recipes.
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chunk of high steel
Spare PartsA misshapen chunk of high steel. Makes a decent weapon in a pinch, and is also useful for some crafting recipes.
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chunk of medium steel
Spare PartsA misshapen chunk of medium steel. Makes a decent weapon in a pinch, and is also useful for some crafting recipes.
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chunk of mild steel
Spare PartsA misshapen chunk of mild steel. Makes a decent weapon in a pinch, and is also useful for some crafting recipes.
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chunk of paraffin wax
Spare PartsA large chunk of paraffin wax.
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chunk of tempered steel
Spare PartsA misshapen chunk of tempered steel. Makes a decent weapon in a pinch, and is also useful for some crafting recipes.
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circuit board
Spare PartsA printed card that supports and electrically connects electronic components on a non-conductive substrate.
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clockworks
Spare PartsA small assortment of gears and other clockwork gubbins.
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coal
Spare PartsFlammable black chunks of carbon-based material, commonly used for cooking and heating.
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compressor
Spare PartsAn electrically-powered device which compresses gas to increase pressure. Used in fridges, air conditioners and many other appliances.
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copper rod
Spare PartsA thin copper rod, ready to be made into copper wire.
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copper tubing
Spare PartsA copper tube; too thin to be much use as a melee weapon, but will do if nothing else is available. Useful in a few crafting recipes.
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cotton balls
Spare PartsFluffy balls of clean, white cotton. They can serve as makeshift bandages in an emergency.
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cotton patch
Spare PartsA 6-inch square cotton patch, suitable for repairing and tailoring clothing.
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crustacean sample
Spare PartsA slurry of toughness.
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cutoff disc
Spare PartsA manufactured disc for an angle grinder, with a thin, abrasive edge designed for cutting metal.
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cybernetic neural matrix
Spare PartsA series of tanks and tubes with ports for fluids, electricity, and input and output, this complex arrangement is made to house a brain and spine, and the most difficult to replace organs for keeping them alive.
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cybernetic sensor
Spare PartsFrom the large glassy eye - the size of a small dinner plate - in the front, you deduce this is some sort of camera. None of the inner workings make any sense to you nor resemble any camera you've seen before.
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delayed fuze
Spare PartsA complex mechanical fuze. It seems it can be used to detonate stable explosives after a short time by triggering it.
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demihuman bone
Spare PartsA bone from a demihuman being. Could be used to make some stuff, if you're feeling sufficiently ghoulish.
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denim patch
Spare PartsA small, 6 inch square patch of blue denim. It could be used to repair items made of denim or stitched into patchwork sheets for tailoring projects.
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denim sheet
Spare PartsA 12 inch by 24 inch sheet of durable blue denim, suitable for making jeans, jorts, or jirts.
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destroyed ryūsei kabuto
Spare PartsA conical shaped massive slab of inscrutable rock now in two pieces, strange metallic tubes visibly on display. Something seems to have cracked it from the inside out.
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dismantled stovetop
Spare PartsThe dismantled stovetop of an electric oven. Some electric components are still attached, but the heating elements have been pulled off.
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down feather
Spare PartsA fluffy down feather from a bird. Useful for making cozy bedclothes.
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down mattress
Spare PartsA single, or twin, sized down-filled mattress.
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drive belt
Spare PartsA synthetic rubber V-belt with steel reinforcement fibers. Commonly fitted to engines or other industrial equipment.
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drone memory bank
Spare PartsA memory bank containing the information collected by the meteorologist drone.
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drum skin
Spare PartsThe tanned hide of an animal repurposed to become the head on a percussion drum.
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electronic scrap
Spare PartsA random collection of resistors, capacitors, and diodes which have been stripped from printed circuits.
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engraved parabolic dish
Spare PartsThis hefty parabolic dish is engraved with an unrecognizable pattern of symbols that might, at a guess, be some sort of circuitry pattern - or maybe a religious incantation.
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