Im back to talk about chaper 3 of The Andromeda Strain. Well back in the opening narrative, Crichton explains the common nature of all crises and explains that the United States has never had a biological crisis until the Andromeda Strain. Back in the mission control center, Major Mancek slowly replays the tape from the radio broadcast from the van. Based on the rhythmic static picked up by the computer, Mancek decides that the van is probably still running and the van radio is still broadcasting. He orders a flyover of Piedmont and calls in a technician named Jagger to analyze the film. Minutes later, a scavenger plane drops phosphorus bombs around Piedmont and photographs the town. As Jagger analyzes the body temperature images picked up by the plane’s infrared camera, he determines that most of the people died quite recently. Further images indicate that one person is still moving around the town, checking the bodies. The plane’s motion pictures show the white-robed man, standing in the center of town, staring at the planes as they buzz past the town. Major Mancek puts in a call to General Wheeler and declares a state of emergency within the army base. I love how there is so much action in this book and the way he explains/describes the situation when you picture it in your head its like a movie is playing but inside your head.
Pgs. 9-14
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