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Priests in red, blue and yellow jersies scurry to attend winged, warpainted gods. Wind mounts over the deck as the great grey altar ofthe Ranger turns into its fox corpen, preparing for the ceremony. Attendants position the plane on the catapault, bridles are attached and they tense on the hook. Ears are mujled and eyes are shielded, for, when the god speaks, mortal senses are too frail. As afnal gesture of homage, the officer points to the ship's bow, live steam surges into the cats...a sacred, mysterious force... In thunder and fire, the resurrected war-god-rages to the slcy,'powerful,-furious ...for afractional second eyes cannot leave the sight of him and his magnificent anger ...but then they turn...for the next demon must be readied...
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