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"Then it was, and then only, that he realised something of the full power and terror of these monsters. He learned that they were not merely a handful of small sluggish creatures, but that they were minds swaying vast mechanical bodies; and that they could move swiftly and smite with such power that even the mightiest guns could not stand against them. They were described as '. . .nearly a hundred feet high, capable of the speed of an express train, and able to shoot out a beam of intense heat.' "
-- excerpt "War of the Worlds"; chapter 14
by H.G.Wells

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