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What I Saw of the Destruction of Weybridge and Shepperton

           When,halfsuffocated,Iraisedmyheadabovewater,theMartian’shoodpointedatthebatteriesthatwerestillfiringacrosstheriver,andasitadvanceditswungloosewhatmusthavebeenthegeneratoroftheHeat-Ray. 

           Inanothermomentitwasonthebank,andinastridewadinghalfwayacross. Thekneesofitsforemostlegsbentatthefartherbank,andinanothermomentithadraiseditselftoitsfullheightagain,closetothevillageofShepperton. Forthwiththesixgunswhich,unknowntoanyoneontherightbank,hadbeenhiddenbehindtheoutskirtsofthatvillage,firedsimultaneously. Thesuddennearconcussion,thelastcloseuponthefirst,mademyheartjump. ThemonsterwasalreadyraisingthecasegeneratingtheHeat-Rayasthefirstshellburstsixyardsabovethehood. 

           Igaveacryofastonishment. IsawandthoughtnothingoftheotherfourMartianmonsters;myattentionwasriveteduponthenearerincident. Simultaneouslytwoothershellsburstintheairnearthebodyasthehoodtwistedroundintimetoreceive,butnotintimetododge,thefourthshell. 

           TheshellburstcleaninthefaceoftheThing. Thehoodbulged,flashed,waswhirledoffinadozentatteredfragmentsofredfleshandglitteringmetal. 

           "Hit!"shoutedI,withsomethingbetweenascreamandacheer. 

           Iheardansweringshoutsfromthepeopleinthewateraboutme. Icouldhaveleapedoutofthewaterwiththatmomentaryexultation. 

           Thedecapitatedcolossusreeledlikeadrunkengiant;butitdidnotfallover. Itrecovereditsbalancebyamiracle,and,nolongerheedingitsstepsandwiththecamerathatfiredtheHeat-Raynowrigidlyupheld,itreeledswiftlyuponShepperton. 

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