Ok, so to make it more clear, I drew it in Sketchup, Mr Musk.

(My protruding pillars for the California wildfires)

Check it out. But you probably got it clearly from my writing.

 

So in CP1.png,

That little box represents the gear mechanism that would push up or down the pillars
at will. And all the gears must be aligned and connected to the next one, in order for
all the pillars to rise from a single motorized beginning turning the first gear.