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Chapter 18

Buried by the fifth cylinder

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  1. A lone brick house at Upper Halliford sits in a clearing as black smoke closes in

    1 A lone brick house at Upper Halliford sits in a clearing as black smoke closes in

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  2. A Martian steam jet bursts through the front-room windows of the empty house at Halliford.

    2 A Martian steam jet bursts through the front-room windows of the empty house at Halliford.

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  3. The narrator and the curate walk east toward Richmond Bridge along a road buried in black dust.

    3 The narrator and the curate walk east toward Richmond Bridge along a road buried in black dust.

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  4. Near Kew at dusk, the narrator and the curate stop dead on a white suburban road.

    4 Near Kew at dusk, the narrator and the curate stop dead on a white suburban road.

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  5. At twilight, the narrator and the curate stand frozen on the Kew road.

    5 At twilight, the narrator and the curate stand frozen on the Kew road.

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  6. A blinding green flash floods the dark kitchen at Sheen; the narrator and curate freeze

    6 A blinding green flash floods the dark kitchen at Sheen; the narrator and curate freeze

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  7. Grey dawn through a triangular gap in the broken wall shows the wrecked kitchen at Sheen

    7 Grey dawn through a triangular gap in the broken wall shows the wrecked kitchen at Sheen

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  8. Through a gap in the rubble, a fighting-machine stands still over the glowing cylinder

    8 Through a gap in the rubble, a fighting-machine stands still over the glowing cylinder

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  9. Buried in the dark scullery, the narrator sits against the stone sink, his temple bruised

    9 Buried in the dark scullery, the narrator sits against the stone sink, his temple bruised

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