Countdown to Armageddon (2010)
Countdown to Armageddon
“—William Shakespeare NEAR METZ, 730 The earth rolled in great waves.
A tremor sent the two men bouncing down the rock-strewn slope. Giant trees toppled; more burst asunder in sprays of daggerlike splinters.
The ground cracked open. One man, shouting helplessly, tumbled into an abyss. His companion hung over the edge, deep into the pit, arm extended. No good. He leaned farther, shoe tips scratching for purchase in the dirt, teetering. Groping fingers finally touched; hands clasped. As th...e fallen man scrambled out of the crevasse, it snapped closed with a grinding roar.
The heaving of the earth slowly subsided. Stones continued to rain down from the higher slopes, but with decreasing frequency. For a moment, an eerie calm fell over the devastation. Then faint wails of despair made themselves heard in the distance.
Terrence Ambling climbed shakily to his feet. “Thanks for pulling me out of there.”MoreLess
A tremor sent the two men bouncing down the rock-strewn slope. Giant trees toppled; more burst asunder in sprays of daggerlike splinters.
The ground cracked open. One man, shouting helplessly, tumbled into an abyss. His companion hung over the edge, deep into the pit, arm extended. No good. He leaned farther, shoe tips scratching for purchase in the dirt, teetering. Groping fingers finally touched; hands clasped. As th...e fallen man scrambled out of the crevasse, it snapped closed with a grinding roar.
The heaving of the earth slowly subsided. Stones continued to rain down from the higher slopes, but with decreasing frequency. For a moment, an eerie calm fell over the devastation. Then faint wails of despair made themselves heard in the distance.
Terrence Ambling climbed shakily to his feet. “Thanks for pulling me out of there.”MoreLess
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