In th? h???t ?? ? ??stlin? m?t????lis, th? cit?’s sk?lin? w?s ? t???st?? ?? ?l?ss ?n? st??l, ? t?st?m?nt t? h?m?n in??n?it?. .
B?t ?n this ?xt?????in??? ?v?nin?, ?n ?v?nt w??l? ?n??l? th?t w??l? ch?ll?n?? th? limits ?? h?m?n ?n???st?n?in?. .
A ???, ?isc-sh???? ?n? ??ls?tin? with ?n ?th??w??l?l? ?n????, ??sc?n??? sil?ntl? ???m th? st???? ?x??ns? ???v?. .
Its j???n?? ?c??ss th? c?sm?s h?? ?????ht it t? th? h???t ?? th? cit?, ?n? it s??m?? t? ?? t????tin? ?n? ???tic?l?? ??il?in? – ? sl??k, m????n sk?sc????? th?t ?i??c?? th? h??v?ns.
As th? s??c??-lik? c???t m??? c?nt?ct with th? ????t?? ?? th? ??il?in?, ? st??n?? ?h?n?m?n?n ?cc?????. .
An ?l?ct?ic sh?ck, ? c??cklin? ?isch???? ?? ?n????, t??v?l?? th????h th? st??ct???. .
Th? ??il?in? shiv???? ?s i? ?w?k?n?? ?? ? ??w????l ???c?, ? livin? ?ntit? ??s??n?in? t? ?n ?n?x??ct?? int??si?n. .
Insi?? th? ??il?in?, th? ?cc???nts w??? th??wn int? ? st?t? ?? ?l??m. .
Li?hts ?lick????, ?n? ?l?ct??nic ??vic?s m?m?nt??il? m?l??ncti?n??. .
Th? st??n?? ?h?n?m?n?n w?s ??lt ?? ?v????n? in th? vicinit?, ???m th? ??nth??s? s?it? t? th? ?n???????n? ???kin? ??????. .
F??? ?n? c?n??si?n ?i??l?? th????h th? ?l???s ?s th? ?cc???nts ?tt?m?t?? t? ???s? th? in?x?lic??l? ?v?nt. .
U? ?n th? ????t??, th? s???c? ?? th? st??n?? ?l?ct?ic sh?ck w?s ??c?min? cl???. .
Th? ??? h?? l?n??? with ?n ?nc?nn? ???cisi?n, its m?t?llic s????c? c???tin? ?n ?n????k??l? c?nn?cti?n with th? ??il?in?. .
Th? c???t’s ?cc???nts, ?li?n ??in?s ?? ?nkn?wn ??i?in, ?m????? ???m th? c???t. .
Th?? ???????? h?m?n?i? in sh???, with l?min?sc?nt skin ?n? l????, ???k ???s th?t ???i?t?? int?lli??nc?.
Th?s? ?xt??t????st?i?l visit??s ??????ch?? th? ??il?in?’s ????, ??zin? ??t ?v?? th? s???wlin? cit?. .
Th?i? ???iv?l w?s n?ith?? h?stil? n?? ??i?n?l?, ??t ??th??, it s??m?? t? ?? ? missi?n ??iv?n ?? ?n insc??t??l? ?????s?. .
As th? ??il?in?’s ?cc???nts w?tch?? in ? mixt??? ?? t???i??ti?n ?n? ?w?, th? ?li?ns ????n t? c?mm?nic?t? n?t th????h s??k?n l?n????? ??t with ? t?l???thic c?nn?cti?n. .
It ??c?m? ?vi??nt th?t th?i? missi?n w?s ???c???l. .
Th?? h?? c?m? t? st??? h?m?nit?, t? ??s??v? th? int?ic?ci?s ?? ? civiliz?ti?n th?t h?? ??v?l???? in ? w?? v?stl? ?i?????nt ???m th?i? ?wn. .
Th? ?l?ct?ic sh?ck th?t h?? ??v??????t?? th????h th? ??il?in? w?s m???l? ? si?? ????ct ?? th?i? ??v?nc?? t?chn?l???, ? si?n th?t th?i? ?xt??t????st?i?l ???s?nc? w?s n?w in?x?lic??l? link?? with th? cit?’s ??chit?ct???. .
Ov?? th? ??ll?win? h???s, th? ?li?ns ?n? h?m?ns c?mm?nic?t?? th????h sh???? th???hts ?n? im???s, t??nsc?n?in? l?n????? ????i??s ?n? c?lt???l ?i?????nc?s.
Th? ??il?in?, ?nc? sh?k?n ?? th?i? ???iv?l, n?w s??v?? ?s ? ??i??? ??tw??n tw? w??l?s, ? s?m??l ?? c?nn?cti?n ?n? ?n???st?n?in?. .
As th? ni?ht w??? ?n, th? ??? ???????? t? ?????t, ?n? th? ?l?ct?ic sh?ck th?t h?? initi?ll? j????? th? ??il?in? w?s ??lt ?nc? m???. .
B?t this tim?, it w?s ?cc?m??ni?? ?? ? ???lin? ?? ???tit??? ?n? ? s?ns? ?? ?nit?. .
Th? ??? li?t?? ??? ???m th? ????t??, ?sc?n?in? int? th? ni?ht sk?, l??vin? th? ??il?in? ?n? its ?cc???nts ????v?? ch?n???. .
In th? ???s th?t ??ll?w??, th? cit?’s inh??it?nts w??l? ???l?ct ?n th? ?xt?????in??? ?v?nt. .
Th? ??il?in? th?t h?? h???? ?n ?l?ct?ic sh?ck w?s n?w ? m?n?m?nt t? ? ??i?? ?nc??nt?? with th? ?nkn?wn, ? t?st?m?nt t? th? ??t?nti?l ??? c?mm?nic?ti?n ?n? c??????ti?n ??tw??n h?m?nit? ?n? ?xt??t????st?i?l ??in?s. .
Th? m?st??i?s ?? th? c?sm?s h?? ???wn ? c?nn?cti?n, h?w?v?? ??h?m???l, ??tw??n ???th ?n? th? st??s.