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{{a|opcoboone|}}{{smallcaps|As a blood-red sun}} dipped to the the rim of the world, three silhouettes watched a procession of weaponry thunder across the desert miles below them. An eighteen-wheeler flanked by a pair of [[COO]] gunships. | {{a|opcoboone|}}{{smallcaps|As a blood-red sun}} dipped to the the rim of the world, three silhouettes watched a procession of weaponry thunder across the desert miles below them. An eighteen-wheeler flanked by a pair of [[COO]] gunships kicked up a wide, billowing pillar of dust that hung for several miles behind. | ||
<div style="text-indent: 20px;">The tallest figure stood in the centre, shrouded by billowing canvas. The smaller ones sat either side; outriders astride dirt bikes. | <div style="text-indent: 20px;">''And so it is written.'' | ||
The tallest figure stood in the centre, shrouded by billowing canvas. The smaller ones sat either side; outriders astride dirt bikes. | |||
On the valley floor, a thin artery snaked away from the convoy. It ran ten flat miles to a low-lying, dusky settlement ringed by a network of observation towers. | On the valley floor, a thin artery snaked away from the convoy. It ran ten flat miles to a low-lying, dusky settlement ringed by a network of observation towers. |