Титанік
Chapter 1
Twentytonsoftallowwerespreadupontheways,andhydraulicramsandtriggersbuiltandfixedagainstthebulkoftheshipsothat,whenthemomentcame,thewatersshewastoconquershouldthrustherfinallyfromearth.
Andthetimedidcome.Thebranchingforestbecameclothedandthickwithleavesofsteel.Withinthescaffoldingsnowtoweredthewallsofthecathedral,andwhathadbeenanetworkofgirdersandcantileversandgantriesandbridgesbecameabuildingwithfloors,ashipwithdecks.Theskeletonribsbecamecoveredwithskinsofwood,themetaldecksclothedwithplankssmoothasaball-roomfloor.Whathadbeenabuildingofironbecameatown,withmilesofstreetsandhundredsofseparatehousesandbuildingsinit.Thestreetswerelaidout;thehousesweredecoratedandfurnishedwithluxuriessuchasnopalaceeverknew.
Andthen,whilemenheldtheirbreath,thewholethingmoved,movedbodily,obedienttothetapoftheimprisonedwatersintheram.Therewasnochristeningceremonysuchascelebratesthelaunchingoflesserships.Onlythewatersthemselvesdaredtogivetheimpulsethatshouldsetthismonsterafloat.Thewaterstouchedthecradle,andthecradlemovedontheways,carryingtheshipdowntowardsthewaters
