How to use the 'Ancient Device' in the Desolate Sands?

I have found the 'Ancient Device' spawn in the Desolate Sands area, and talked to the guy who was afraid to use it. He ran off, and I searched his brother's body and bag and found some gold and a journal. How do I use the device though? I might have clicked on the pedestal on accident, because some floating orb or something appeared to be there. After that I couldn't do anything with it. I left the plateau for a second, and came back and the orb appeared to be gone and I still couldn't use the device. It seems like I ought to be able to use it to teleport somewhere. Am I missing something? Or do I just need to reload and try again?

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The Ancient Device gives you a random result each time you find it within the Desolate Sands (after reloading level), there is an achievement called "wheel of Fortune" for getting each outcome. I have only found it once while playing and it gave me a couple dozen piles of gold.

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So far I have gotten these outcomes 1.) Skeletons(with a unique namer) 2.) Vile swarms 3.) a useless ancient urn 4.) The Fowl Lair 5.) Veiled Treasure vault 6.) a regular chest 7.) a respelendent chest 8.) piles of spewing gold 9.) a pile of diseased bodies 10.)2 purple namers will spawn, look like golems

I have found it 6 times now after about 100 attempts...3 time got credit and 3 strikeouts not even credit for the achievement... and 3 times near the ancient path other 3 in the north section.

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