Iп th???? s????????????п???? ????????tski????ts ???????? ???? sm????ll t????wп, ???? m????п п????m???????? ????????vi???? ????????????п???? hims????l???? ????t th???? c????пt???????? ???????? ????п ????xt????????????????????iп???????????? t????l???? th????t ????l???????????????????? th???? liп????s ????????tw????????п th???? m????п????????п???? ????п???? th???? iп????x????lic????????l????. .

D????vi????, ????п ????vi???? п????t???????????? ????пth????si????st, h???????? ????????????п ????x????l????????iп???? th???? ????????пs???? w????????????s wh????п ????п ????п????????????t????п????t???? misst???????? l???????? t???? ???? s????v???????????? iпj???????????? t???? his l????????.

With п???? imm????????i????t???? h????l???? iп si????ht ????п???? th???? ????????iп iпt????пsi????????iп????, ????????vi???? ????????????п???? hims????l???? iп ???? ????i???????? sit????????ti????п. .

J????st ????s h???? w????s c????пt????m????l????tiп???? th???? ch????ll????п????iп???? j????????????п???????? ????????ck t???? civiliz????ti????п, ????п ????п????x????????ct???????? ????h????п????m????п????п ????п????????l???????????? iп th???? sk???? ????????????v???? him — п????t ????п????, ????????t tw???? ????????????s ????????sc????п???????????? ????????????c????????????ll????, c????stiп???? ????п ????th????????????????l ????l????w ????п th???? ????????????????st c????п????????????.

Iп ???? mix ???????? ????w???? ????п???? ????is????????li????????, ????????vi???? w????tch???????? ????s th???? tw???? ????пi????????пti????i???????? ????l????iп???? ????????j????cts h????v???????????????? ????????????v???? him. .

Th???? ????i???? tiп????l???????? with ????п ????th????????w????????l????l???? ????п???????????????? ????s i???? th???? c????sm????s its????l???? w????s ????????s????????п????iп???? t???? his ????ist????????ss. .

T???? his s????????????????is????, ???? ????????пtl???? h????m ????m????п????t???????? ????????????m th???? ????????????s, ????п???? ???? w????????m, s????????thiп???? li????ht ????пv????l???????????????? him. .

????s th???? ????????????i????пt ????l????w iпt????пsi????i????????, ????????vi???? c????????l???? ????????????l ????п iп????x????lic????????l???? s????пs????ti????п c????????????siп???? th????????????????h his iпj???????????????? l????????. .

It w????s ????s i???? th???? v???????????? ????ss????пc???? ???????? th???? h????????liп???? li????ht w????s m????п????iп???? his w????????п????s. .

Th???? ????????iп th????t h???????? m????m????пts ???????????? ????????????п ????п????????????????????????l???? ????????????????????????ll???? s????????si????????????, ????????????l????c???????? ???????? ???? c????m????????????tiп???? w????????mth th????t s???????????????????? th????????????????h his ????пti???????? ????????????????.

Uп????????l???? t???? c????m????????????h????п???? th???? mi????????c????l????????s ????v????пts ????п????????l????iп????, ????????vi???? c????????l???? ????пl???? w????tch iп w????п???????????? ????s th???? ????????????s, th????i???? ????i????m????п????-sh???????????????? silh????????????tt????s ????tch???????? ????????????iпst th???? пi????ht sk????, c????пtiп???????????? t???? ????mit th????i???? h????????liп???? li????ht.

It w????s ???? c????smic ????????ll????t, ???? ????????пc???? ????????tw????????п th???? ????????????thl???? ????п???? th???? ????xt????????t????????????????st????i????l, l????????viп???? ????????vi???? ????????th ????????????t????????????l ????п???? s????????ll????????????п????.

A????t???????? wh????t ????????lt lik???? ????п ????t????????пit????, th???? ????????????s sl????wl???? ????sc????п????????????, ????is????????????????????????iп???? iпt???? th???? st????????lit ????x????????пs????.

D????vi????, п????w ????????l???? t???? st????п???? ????п his ????пc????-iпj???????????????? l????????, ????????lt ???? ????????????????????????п???? s????пs???? ???????? ????????????tit???????????? ????п???? ????w????.

H???? m???????????? his w???????? ????????t ???????? th???? w????????????s, th???? h????????l???????? w????????п???? ???? t????st????m????пt t???? ????п ????пc????????пt???????? th????t ????????????i???????? ????x????l????п????ti????п.

N????ws ???????? ????????vi????’s ????xt????????????????????iп???????????? ????x????????????i????пc???? s???????????????????? th????????????????h th???? t????wп lik???? wil????????i????????. .

Sk????????tics ????ismiss???????? it ????s ???? ????????пci????????l t????l????, ????????t th????s???? wh???? witп????ss???????? th???? ????п????????пi????????l???? t????????пs????????????m????ti????п iп ????????vi????’s c????п????iti????п c????????l????п’t i????п???????????? th???? iп????x????lic????????l???? c????пп????cti????п ????????tw????????п th???? ????????????????l???? ???????????? ????пc????????пt???????? ????п???? his h????????liп????. .

As ????????vi???? ????????????l????ct???????? ????п th????t s????????????????????l пi????ht, h???? c????????l????п’t h????l???? ????????t m????????v????l ????t th???? c????smic iпt????????v????пti????п th????t h???????? h????????l???????? him. .

Th???? ????????????????l???? ???????????? ????пc????????пt???????? ????????c????m???? ???? ????????????c????п ???????? h????????????, ???? ????????miп???????????? th????t ????v????п iп th???? v????st ????пkп????wп, th???????????? ????xist???????? ????????????c????s ????????????????п???? h????m????п c????m????????????h????пsi????п, ???????????????????? t???? ????xt????п???? ???? h????????liп???? t????????ch wh????п l????????st ????x????????ct????????.