EYELESS

“A sun-streaked sky, blue but hazy, filled the computer screen. A cloud or a patch of smoke jumped in and out of a corner of the frame, a telling sign the cameraman was airborne in a helicopter. But at first no landmarks determined location and altitude; in fact, it wasn’t clear what the viewer was supposed to see. Not so much as a seagull streaked through the air.

Then a black wall entered from the right, an immense object surpassing the top and bottom of the frame. As the cameraman panned, he also zoomed out, quick enough to lose focus. When he regained focus, a dark surface filled the screen, one with an oddly reptilian appearance, both scaley and bristly, that coursed with seawater and mud. As the helicopter flew on, a patch of open sky entered the frame from the right, revealing the awesome expanse of the object. When it was still in the frame, the camera tilted up to show a long, cylindrical shape arched high in the sky, dripping waterfalls of filth.”