《Let There be Darkness》中的设定的收集（1）(31)

“是Zarr干的？” 塔格特说。
“是的——在城市上空制造龙卷风。”
“就这么简单？” 塔格特疲倦地问。“国家连反击都没有吗？”
“哦，他们向我们发射了几枚核导弹，但我们通过遥控将它们全部偏转到外层空间。”
（Zarrian的飞船所搭载的气象武器形似一排排巨大的尖头金属塔。人类向Zarrian的飞船发射了几枚核导弹，但被Zarrian通过遥控将核导弹全部偏转到了外层空间（推测作者想表达的应该是Zarrian骇入了人类的导弹系统，所以才能将核导弹以遥控的方式偏转到外太空。）。）
2. Taggart sighed and sat down on a fallen telephone pole. His leg was throbbing painfully. "What about the rest of the world?" he asked.
"Finished!" Pitts grinned tightly and rubbed his thin fingers together. "For the last few hours tornadoes have been raging over the entire surface of the planet. Every city is like this. Civilization has been destroyed."

A sudden chill swept through Taggart's entire body. When it had passed, he cried out:
"But that's impossible! You couldn't have killed everyone -- you didn't. There must be a city left somewhere --"
"Not a chance."
"Was London destroyed?"
"Yes," said Pitts. "That was one of the first cities we hit."
"What about Paris?"
"Churned to rubble -- like this place."