The Lowest Heaven (Alastair Reynolds) читать бесплатно онлайн полную версию книги

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We saw a ship emerging from near the point of flare. It grew steadily larger, catching flecks of sunlight, like the carapace of a golden insect.

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A mezzotint representation of a bright exploding meteor, seen over London on the evening of 1850. The original drawing was Matthew Cotes Wyatt. Wyatt also produced the engraving so that “a faithfully graphic exhibition of its appearance might be more generally diffused”. (1850)