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The “Thunder Child”

           Thenwithaviolentthud,ablindingflash,herdecks,herfunnels,leapedupward. TheMartianstaggeredwiththeviolenceofherexplosion,andinanothermomenttheflamingwreckage,stilldrivingforwardwiththeimpetusofitspace,hadstruckhimandcrumpledhimuplikeathingofcardboard. Mybrothershoutedinvoluntarily. Aboilingtumultofsteamhideverythingagain. 

           "Two!,"yelledthecaptain. 

           Everyonewasshouting. Thewholesteamerfromendtoendrangwithfranticcheeringthatwastakenupfirstbyoneandthenbyallinthecrowdingmultitudeofshipsandboatsthatwasdrivingouttosea. 

           Thesteamhunguponthewaterformanyminutes,hidingthethirdMartianandthecoastaltogether. Andallthistimetheboatwaspaddlingsteadilyouttoseaandawayfromthefight; andwhenatlasttheconfusioncleared,thedriftingbankofblackvapourintervened,andnothingoftheThunderChildcouldbemadeout,norcouldthethirdMartianbeseen. Buttheironcladstoseawardwerenowquitecloseandstandingintowardsshorepastthesteamboat. 

           Thelittlevesselcontinuedtobeatitswayseaward,andtheironcladsrecededslowlytowardsthecoast,whichwashiddenstillbyamarbledbankofvapour,partsteam,partblackgas,eddyingandcombininginthestrangestway. Thefleetofrefugeeswasscatteringtothenortheast; severalsmacksweresailingbetweentheironcladsandthesteamboat. Afteratime,andbeforetheyreachedthesinkingcloudbank,thewarshipsturnednorthward,andthenabruptlywentaboutandpassedintothethickeninghazeofeveningsouthward. 

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