KORRANBERG—Declaring that the collapse of its massive clockwork horse was the work of saboteurs, engineers from the Korranberg Library’s Drystone college announced on Wir that they wouldn’t attempt to rebuild the statue.Before its collapse last Mol night, the metal skeleton of the horse, dubbed “Fleet Providence,” stood nearly 40 feet tall, and the grinding of its gears could be heard across the city.

“If the doyens can’t keep the other colleges from wrecking our work, then there’s no point in rebuilding Fleet Providence,” said Drystone senior researcher Tendro ir’Hushaan. “Although we’re withdrawing, I want my team to take pride in a statue so great that the other colleges knew their only hope was to cheat.”

High councilor Alina Alrene ir’Korran said that so far, Library officials have found no evidence that the collapse had any external cause.

“Drystone’s decision is disappointing, and their forfeit reflects poorly on the whole college, I’m afraid. What happened to the spirit of experimentation?” she asked.