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As the dark gray spacecraft descended slowly into the center of the stadium, casting a huge black shadow over most of the structure, many of the audience immediately noted how similar in size and shape the craft was to the 20th century Grand Airships that they had seen in history recordings; indeed, Eamon, being the only one present of the three people in the world who had clandestinely lived long enough to actually remember the Hindenburg disaster firsthand, noticeably shivered as the massive craft passed over him and approached the grandstand below; but despite the cold grip of dread that seemed to encircle his chest, the craft settled gracefully to its landing spot, its nose lightly grazing the side of the grandstand before a small circular port irised open at its tip.
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