It seems totally incredible to me now that everyone spent that evening as though it were just like any other. From the railway station came the sound of shunting trains, ringing and rumbling, softened almost into melody by the distance. It all seemed so safe and tranquil.
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"The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one," he said.
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I awoke to alien sounds of hammering from the pit, and hurried to the railway station to buy the paper. Around me, the daily routine of life - working, eating, sleeping - was continuing serenely as it had for countless years.
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"The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one - but still they come!"
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At dawn, a falling star with a trail of green mist landed with a flash like summer lightning. This was the second cylinder.