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It is during the hours of daylight, that the robotic children sleep. With the increasing intensity of dawn's luminance, they slowly freeze in tandem. Until the darkness of evening sets again, everywhere is like a museum of frozen men smelt from alloy. Valuable natural radiation penetrates microscopic pores replenishing discharged cells.

There is no hiding from the sun even with cover. Precision rhythmic censors automatically slow computated mechanical metabolisms to a near halt. Inadequate exposure to the sun will result in near-complete depletion resulting in an immediate sleep mode. If reserve power is not adequate enough during the next cycle to secure natural light, complete cessation of all functions will ensue without recovery.

It is not known why, but an average of 8% of any localized population of children will seek cover from daylight despite potential permanent failure. This group has been termed temporarily as the "Fringe."