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           Thehabitofpersonalsecurity,moreover,issodeeplyfixedintheLondoner’smind,andstartlingintelligencesomuchamatterofcourseinthepapers,thattheycouldreadwithoutanypersonaltremors: "Aboutseveno’clocklastnighttheMartianscameoutofthecylinder,and,movingaboutunderanarmourofmetallicshields,havecompletelywreckedWokingstationwiththeadjacenthouses,andmassacredanentirebattalionoftheCardiganRegiment. Nodetailsareknown. Maximshavebeenabsolutelyuselessagainsttheirarmour; thefieldgunshavebeendisabledbythem. FlyinghussarshavebeengallopingintoChertsey. TheMartiansappeartobemovingslowlytowardsChertseyorWindsor. GreatanxietyprevailsinWestSurrey,andearthworksarebeingthrownuptochecktheadvanceLondonward." ThatwashowtheSundaySunputit,andacleverandremarkablyprompt"handbook"articleintheRefereecomparedtheaffairtoamenageriesuddenlyletlooseinavillage. 

           NooneinLondonknewpositivelyofthenatureofthearmouredMartians,andtherewasstillafixedideathatthesemonstersmustbesluggish: "crawling,""creepingpainfully"suchexpressionsoccurredinalmostalltheearlierreports. Noneofthetelegramscouldhavebeenwrittenbyaneyewitnessoftheiradvance. TheSundaypapersprintedseparateeditionsasfurthernewscametohand,someevenindefaultofit.Buttherewaspracticallynothingmoretotellpeopleuntillateintheafternoon,whentheauthoritiesgavethepressagenciesthenewsintheirpossession. ItwasstatedthatthepeopleofWaltonandWeybridge,andallthedistrictwerepouringalongtheroadsLondonward,andthatwasall. 

           MybrotherwenttochurchattheFoundlingHospitalinthemorning,stillinignoranceofwhathadhappenedonthepreviousnight. Thereheheardallusionsmadetotheinvasion,andaspecialprayerforpeace. 

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