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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''. | ||
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.” |