With a tap, Keru relayed a signal to the main viewscreen— Just in time for everyone to watch a vortex of darkness tear Paris to shreds. The Eiffel Tower collapsed into twists of iron that blew away like leaves. The Palais de la Concorde, the seat of the Federation’s government, disintegrated like dust falling into a star. The Federation Council building was swept away seconds later. The sensors from Paris went black. The computer switched to the San Francisco feed. The city’s skyline flew apart. The Golden Gate Bridge broke into pieces and fell into the bay. Beyond the bridge, a surge of fire
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