Two bright flashes marked the horizon, rising like some great beast; the fire tore at the sky and dust lacerated the stratosphere . A million hands rose to defend their faces, as the gentle breeze slashed the skyscrapers saturating the skyline . With a great boom , the sound hit the people with the voice of a thousand giants, dwarfed by the almost unreal reality that had forced itself upon the billions of lives in its wake. |
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