Chapter 10 - The Attack
Providence northern outskirt
It was one of those evenings when light seems reluctant to leave and gives everything a surreal touch. The urban scene was in shades of grey, not only because of the pollution: a faint scent of smoke was in the air and the robot detected a recent fire of mixed materials.
They left the motor home two blocks from Madison, a large suburban street in northern Providence and followed Father Ward to the building where Gillmor's bunker was hidden.
The corner between Madison and Greenwich was crowded with people watching the smoking ruins of the edifice. It was over a century old and, during its long life, had been many different things: military station, school, warehouse and, now, just a few smouldering stones. Policemen were keeping the b
