On ? t??n??il s?mm?? ?v?nin?, with th? s?n s?ttin? in ?i??? h??s ?v?? th? v?st ?x??ns? ?? th? ???n ?c??n, ? s???n? stilln?ss ?nv?l???? th? c??stlin?. .
Th? ?nl? s??n?s w??? th? ??ntl? l???in? ?? w?v?s ???inst th? ??cks ?n? th? ?cc?si?n?l c?? ?? s????lls, ?s i? n?t??? its?l? w??? s?ttin? th? st??? ??? ? ??m??k??l? ?v?nt. .
Its m?t?llic h?ll ?list?n?? ?n??? th? ???in? li?ht, ?n? its ???s?nc? w?s ? m?st??? t? ?n??n? wh? mi?ht h?v? ???n w?tchin? ???m th? sh???. .
Th? s??c??-sh???? c???t ???????? t? ?? in ? st?t? ?? ??st, h?v??in? j?st ???v? th? w?t??’s s????c?. .
?n??kn?wnst t? th?s? ?n th? l?n?, th? ???’s ???iv?l w?s n?t ?cci??nt?l. .
It w?s ? v?ss?l ?? ?nkn?wn ??i?in, c?nt??ll?? ?? ??v?nc?? ?xt??t????st?i?l ??in?s wh? h?? c?m? t? ???th ?n ? missi?n kn?wn ?nl? t? th?m. .
Th? c???t h?? c??ss?? th? c?sm?s t? ???ch this ??m?t? c??n?? ?? th? w??l?, ???wn ?? th? ?ll??? ?? th? ???th’s ?c??ns. .
?s th? ??? m?int?in?? its s??min?l? ?????tl?ss ??l?nc? ???n th? w?t??, its ?????t??s ?ss?ss?? th?i? s?????n?in?s, ?x?minin? th? v?st ?l?? ?x??ns? ?n? th? ??ck? sh??? th?t l?? in th? ?ist?nc?. .
Th?? w??? h??? t? st??? th? w??l?’s m??in? li??, t? ?n???st?n? th? ?ni??? ?c?s?st?ms th?t th?iv?? ??n??th th? w?v?s. .
??t, ?s ??t? w??l? h?v? it, this missi?n w??l? t?k? ?n ?n?x??ct?? t??n.
Th? ???’s s??histic?t?? n?vi??ti?n s?st?m ??t?ct?? ? l????, s??m????? ??ck ??n??th th? s????c?, ?n ??st?cl? invisi?l? t? th? ?li?n c??w. .
?????? th?? c??l? ???ct, th? s??c??-sh???? c???t ??sc?n??? sli?htl?, ?n? with ? s??t, ?iss?n?nt cl?n?, it c?lli??? with th? hi???n ??st?cl?. .
Th? im??ct c???t?? ?i??l?s ?n th? w?t??’s s????c?, ?n? th? ???, h?vin? s?st?in?? ??m??? t? its l?w?? h?ll, ????n t? tilt ???c??i??sl?. .
Th? ?xt??t????st?i?l c??w m?m???s, ?w??? th?t th?? h?? ? limit?? tim? t? ?ct, w??k?? swi?tl? t? st??iliz? th? c???t. .
?s th?? m?n???? t? ??st??? th? ???’s ???ili??i?m, th? w?t??l????? s??c?? ??s? ???v? th? w?v?s ?n?, with ? ??int h?m, l?vit?t?? ??ck int? th? sk?. .
Its m?t?llic ?xt??i?? w?s n?w m????? ?? th? sc???? with th? s??m????? ??ck, ??t it ??m?in?? ?????ti?n?l. .
Th? ?xt??t????st?i?l v?ss?l ??t???t?? int? th? ???in? li?ht, ?is??????in? int? th? in?init? h??iz?n, l??vin? ??hin? ?nl? th? m?m??? ?? its ?xt?????in??? ?nc??nt?? with ???th’s w?t??? ??m?in. .
Th? ??? h?? ?l??t?? ???n th? s??, c?lli??? with ? hi???n ??st?cl?, ?n? th?n v?nish??, ?s sil?ntl? ?s it h?? c?m?. .
It w?s ? ?l??tin?, ?ni?m?tic ch??t?? in th? c?smic t???st??, ? st??? kn?wn ?nl? t? th?s? wh? h?? witn?ss?? it.