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At almost the same moment, on the other side of the earth somewhere in the vast desolate wastes of the Pacific Ocean, a huge cigar-shaped subuorous waves Startled fish scattered into the depths at the monster's approach, while within its smooth black skin, men prepared to launch a quad of ballistic ets six thousand miles to the east

At precisely 1500 hours, the first of the great h the sun-danced swells in a volcanic eruption of white water, rising with a thunderous roar into the blue Pacific sky In thirty seconds, it was followed by the second, and the third, and, finally, the fourth Then, trailing long fiery colue flame, the quartet of potential mass-destruction arched into space and disappeared

Thirty-two e trajectory, the antic balls of flarated while still soets It was the first time in the history of A technicians and engineers and raly disastrous end to a perfect launch

The Sicilian Project had proven itself an unqualified success on its first try