martin-kolacek.cz/en-us/ ‘The mantinels are attacking!’ shouted the general. A few very confused mantinels flew into the dockyard through the small hole in the ceiling. They had obviously gone completely haywire. ‘Fire!’ the general shouted and all the mashing-guns roared. The mantinels were destroyed in a few seconds, together with the main dock, docked ships and the control tower.32 ‘We have won,’ the general summarized the battle, which had been full of dramatic scenes and unexpected events. ‘Sir, something is approaching, sir,’ an operator announced. ‘What?’ asked the general, breathing heavily. ‘Sir, it looks like a ship, sir.’ ‘What ship?’ ‘Sir, our ship, sir.’ ‘Then it must be a provocation!’ ‘Sir, it’s the Knocker, sir!’ ‘Can’t be. Who’s flying it?’ ‘Sir, Neo, sir!’ ‘The blind one?’ ‘The one with black glasses. Sir, yes, sir!’ ‘Then it really is a provocation.’ ‘Why? I mean... sir, why, sir?’ ‘Who has ever seen a blind man flying a ship?’ ‘Sir, he’s the Chosen one, sir!’
be much more useful in a fight. But what do you know about the technology that will prove useful in the future? Jules Verne may have been ridiculed too when his Captain Nemo explored the ocean depths. 32 All right, all right, I meant a machine-gun.
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