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The watchers stood on an arête, 4,000 metres above the plain. The tallest of them was shrouded in a billowing canopy. The outriders either side of him straddled dirt bikes.  
The watchers stood on an arête, 4,000 metres above the plain. The tallest of them was shrouded in a billowing canopy. The outriders either side of him straddled dirt bikes.  


The three watchers took it all in. They exchanged glances. They ''knew''.  
The three watchers took it all in. They scanned the Settlement. They exchanged glances. They ''knew''.  


The Settlement was ringed by observation towers. Presently, the towers flashed coordinated pulses of light: ''three long, three short, three long''.
Dusk drew in. Presently, the towers flashed coordinated pulses of light: ''three long, three short, three long''.


The tall one pointed and said, “That’s it. That’s the signal. It is time.”
The tall one pointed and said, “That’s it. That’s the signal. It is time.”