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1 In another moment the colossal mechanism went striding by me, and passed uphill towards Pyrford.
The War of the WorldsBy H. G. Wells ContextHighlight In BOOK 1: X. IN THE STORM.
2 From Ripley until I came through Pyrford I was in the valley of the Wey, and the red glare was hidden from me.
The War of the WorldsBy H. G. Wells ContextHighlight In BOOK 1: X. IN THE STORM.
3 The scent of hay was in the air through the lush meadows beyond Pyrford, and the hedges on either side were sweet and gay with multitudes of dog-roses.
The War of the WorldsBy H. G. Wells ContextHighlight In BOOK 1: X. IN THE STORM.
4 As I ascended the little hill beyond Pyrford Church the glare came into view again, and the trees about me shivered with the first intimation of the storm that was upon me.
The War of the WorldsBy H. G. Wells ContextHighlight In BOOK 1: X. IN THE STORM.
5 Then I heard midnight pealing out from Pyrford Church behind me, and then came the silhouette of Maybury Hill, with its tree-tops and roofs black and sharp against the red.
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6 Ripley Street was deserted, and except for a lighted window or so the village showed not a sign of life; but I narrowly escaped an accident at the corner of the road to Pyrford, where a knot of people stood with their backs to me.
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7 But three certainly came out about eight o'clock and, advancing slowly and cautiously, made their way through Byfleet and Pyrford towards Ripley and Weybridge, and so came in sight of the expectant batteries against the setting sun.
The War of the WorldsBy H. G. Wells ContextHighlight In BOOK 1: XV. WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN SURREY.