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{{a|opcoboone|}}{{smallcaps|As a blood-red sun}} dipped to the the rim of the world, they watched the procession thunder across the desert a mile below. An eighteen-wheeler operations battletruck, flanked by a pair of [[COO]] picket gunships, kicked up a wide pillar of dust. It billowed and hung over the desert for miles behind. A thin track snaked away from the convoy. It ran ten flat miles through desiccated scrubland to a low-lying, dusty settlement | {{a|opcoboone|}}{{smallcaps|As a blood-red sun}} dipped to the the rim of the world, they watched the procession thunder across the desert a mile below. An eighteen-wheeler operations battletruck, flanked by a pair of [[COO]] picket gunships, kicked up a wide pillar of dust. It billowed and hung over the desert for miles behind. A thin track snaked away from the convoy. It ran ten flat miles through desiccated scrubland to a low-lying, dusty settlement. They exchanged glances. They knew. | ||
<div style="text-indent: 20px;">''And so it is written.'' | <div style="text-indent: 20px;">''And so it is written.'' | ||
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On the ridge, the tallest of them stood in the centre, shrouded by billowing canvas. The two outriders straddled dirt bikes. | On the ridge, the tallest of them stood in the centre, shrouded by billowing canvas. The two outriders straddled dirt bikes. | ||
Presently, the | The settlement was ringed by observation towers. Presently, the towers flashed, coordinated pulses of light: ''three long, three short, three long''. | ||
The central one said, “That’s it. That’s the signal. It is time.” | The central one said, “That’s it. That’s the signal. It is time.” |