“Jack felt small and insignificant as they approached the huge hangar. In the growing darkness, the colossal structure reminded him of something out of a science-fiction movie, a monochromatic plated beast, one of the great sandworms of Dune. As its huge doors began to spread open, light poured over them, dazzling the three men and bleaching them in whiteness. Jack raised his hand to shield his eyes.” (Art by Josh Newton)
"Jack stared in sheer amazement at the great cathedral of light. But he still felt uneasy. Taken all together, the symbolism of the place could not have been clearer: the three pillars of science inside a military womb." (Art by Josh Newton)
"The wreckage was like nothing Admiral Curtiss had ever seen—at least fifteen mangled cars and trucks filled with dead and injured." (Art by Josh Newton)
"Admiral Curtiss tried to process the incredible scene. The landscape would have been beautiful if not for the four huge funnels of black smoke and the thousands of vultures he saw swirling through the sky. " (Art by Amara Checchio)
